Phylogeny

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"Phylogeny" in a Sentence (5 examples)

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.

It was a bestiary more than a hundred years old, its entries organised by a quaintly outdated phylogeny and illustrated with hand-tinted plates.

Holonym: tree of life

Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.

Indeed, in a recent review article, Mithen (2009) traces the phylogeny of human communication […]

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