phylogeny
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"It describes a new genus and species, but places them in the phylogeny of tardigrades," Nelson told Salon.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024
Quattrini and her collaborators created this map of evolutionary relationships, or phylogeny, using genetic data from 185 species of octocorals.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024
Identifying and analyzing poorly-studied protists, such as M. sporadica, is essential for elucidating the phylogeny and diversity of eukaryotes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
"Acoustic communication, broadly distributed along the vertebrate phylogeny, plays a fundamental role in parental care, mate attraction and various other behaviours," the authors explain in their study.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 2022
Just so the succeeding stages of ontogeny depend for the time being on the development of the determinants having their origin in the corresponding stage of phylogeny.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Nägeli, Carl Von
Vocabulary lists containing phylogeny
Evolutionary Biology - High School
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Evolutionary Biology - Middle School
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Evolutionary BIology - Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - High School
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