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词汇 phylogeny
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Definition of phylogeny in English:

phylogeny

noun fʌɪˈlɒdʒ(ə)niˌfaɪˈlɑdʒəni
mass noun
  • 1The branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis.

    种系发生学;系统发育学。比较ONTOGENY

    Compare with ontogeny
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Therefore it was important to clarify the theoretical foundations of both phylogeny and systematics.
    • Phylogenetics, the science of phylogeny, is one part of the larger field of systematics, which also includes taxonomy.
    • In both cases, alterations of developmental timing produce parallels between ontogeny and phylogeny.
    • The correlation between molecular phylogeny and biogeography is close.
    • In addition to ecology, phylogeny may also influence life history parameters.
    1. 1.1
      another term for phylogenesis
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If this is indeed so, then symbiont phylogeny should roughly correlate with host phylogeny.
      • Here we use gene genealogies to investigate the phylogeny of recent speciation in the heliconiine butterflies.
      • The phylogeny of Rex3 diverges significantly from the classical fish phylogeny.
      • The phylogeny of archaeans is based on molecular sequences in their DNA.
      • Basic questions such as the chromosomal evolution or the phylogeny of these living fossils are still unresolved.

Derivatives

  • phylogenic

  • adjective ˌfʌɪlə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪkˌfaɪloʊˈdʒɛnɪk
    • A detailed phylogenic analysis of the suborder Acanthroidei was completed by Tyler et al.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • First, several scientists independently launched the hypothesis that the pineal gland is a phylogenic relic, a vestige of a dorsal third eye.
      • On the basis of the phylogenic relationships, autogamous species most likely evolved from self-incompatibility ancestors that have exserted stigmas.
      • Why do the ontogenetic stages repeat those of the phylogenic series?
      • If organisms not related by a phylogenic evolutionary tree show dramatically similar features one reads this is due to ‘evolutionary convergence’.
  • phylogenically

  • adverb
    • Phylogenically old structures, such as the brain stem, are considered more resistant to gene-environment influence.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The immunophilins are a family of phylogenically conserved binding proteins possessing peptidal prolyl isomerase activity, including cyclophilin and FK506 binding protein (FKBPs).

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek phulon, phulē 'race, tribe' + -geny.

Definition of phylogeny in US English:

phylogeny

nounˌfīˈläjənēˌfaɪˈlɑdʒəni
  • 1The branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis.

    种系发生学;系统发育学。比较ONTOGENY

    Compare with ontogeny
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The correlation between molecular phylogeny and biogeography is close.
    • Therefore it was important to clarify the theoretical foundations of both phylogeny and systematics.
    • In addition to ecology, phylogeny may also influence life history parameters.
    • In both cases, alterations of developmental timing produce parallels between ontogeny and phylogeny.
    • Phylogenetics, the science of phylogeny, is one part of the larger field of systematics, which also includes taxonomy.
    1. 1.1
      another term for phylogenesis
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If this is indeed so, then symbiont phylogeny should roughly correlate with host phylogeny.
      • The phylogeny of Rex3 diverges significantly from the classical fish phylogeny.
      • The phylogeny of archaeans is based on molecular sequences in their DNA.
      • Basic questions such as the chromosomal evolution or the phylogeny of these living fossils are still unresolved.
      • Here we use gene genealogies to investigate the phylogeny of recent speciation in the heliconiine butterflies.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek phulon, phulē ‘race, tribe’ + -geny.

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