An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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by Paul S. Mikkelsen |
Term | Definition |
PHYLOGENY |
The history of the EVOLUTION of various groups or species, usually illustrated with the use of family trees. See also:
MONOPHYLY;
POLYPHYLY;
PARAPHYLY;
PHYLOGENOMICS.
See also: ONTOGENY. See Wikipedia for Ernst Haekel's "Recapitulation Theory" that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny. |
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