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Synonyms for phylogeny

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fahy-loj-uh-nee
Phonetic Transcription : faɪˈlɒdʒ ə ni

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Définition of phylogeny

Origin :
  • "genesis and evolution of a phylum," 1869, from German Phylogenie, coined 1866 by German biologist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919) from Greek phylon "race" (see phylo-) + -geneia "origin," from -genes "born" (see genus). Related: Phylogenic.
  • As in natural selection : noun evolutionary theory
  • As in social Darwinism : noun social theories derived from evolution
  • As in survival of the fittest : noun theory of evolution
Example sentences :
  • In the previous chapter we have considered the phylogeny of love in general.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • This is the first phylogeny or genealogical tree ever published.
  • Extract from : « Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution » by Alpheus Spring Packard
  • This phylogeny, the author thinks, is the most probable of all.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7 » by Various
  • What then undergoes change in phylogeny, the means or the entelechy?
  • Extract from : « The Science and Philosophy of the Organism » by Hans Driesch
  • But this, remember, was the utmost we were able to say for phylogeny.
  • Extract from : « The Science and Philosophy of the Organism » by Hans Driesch
  • But it is quite another thing with phylogeny on the larger scale.
  • Extract from : « The Science and Philosophy of the Organism » by Hans Driesch
  • Phylogeny and geology are, in the nature of the case, historical sciences.
  • Extract from : « The Wonders of Life » by Ernst Haeckel
  • "Ontogeny" signifies the genesis of the individual, "Phylogeny" that of the race.
  • Extract from : « The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer » by John Gerard
  • It may be convenient to shew in a definite way the bearing of the above speculations on the phylogeny of the Chordata.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
  • A satisfactory elucidation of the phylogeny of Arthropodan eyes has not yet been given.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) » by Francis Maitland Balfour
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