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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPhylogenetic
/ˌfaɪ.loʊ.dʒəˈnet.ɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms, or of a particular feature of an organism.
"The scientists constructed a phylogenetic tree to illustrate the evolutionary links between the newly discovered bird species." - 2
Based upon or concerned with the evolutionary history of taxonomic groups.
"Modern phylogenetic analysis relies heavily on genomic sequencing data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'phylon' (tribe, race) and 'genesis' (origin, source), combined with the adjectival suffix '-etic'. Coined in the late 19th century as evolutionary biology developed to describe the ancestral relatedness among groups of organisms.
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phylogénétique
Transliteration: filoʒenetik
"L'arbre phylogénétique montre les relations entre les espèces."
phylogenetisch
Transliteration: fyloɡeˈneːtɪʃ
"Der phylogenetische Stammbaum veranschaulicht die Evolution."
filogenetico
Transliteration: filodʒeˈnɛtiko
"L'albero filogenetico spiega le relazioni evolutive."
filogenético
Transliteration: filoxeˈnetiko
"El análisis filogenético revela conexiones evolutivas profundas."
filogenético
Transliteration: filoʒeˈnɛtiku
"A árvore filogenética ajuda a rastrear a evolução das espécies."
जातिवृत्तीय
Transliteration: jativrittiya
"जातिवृत्तीय वृक्ष जीवों के विकास को दर्शाता है।"
系统发生的
Transliteration: xìtǒng fāshēng de
"系统发生树显示了物种之间的演化关系。"
계통발생학의
Transliteration: gyetongbal-saenghag-ui
"계통발생학적 분석은 생물의 진화 과정을 밝혀줍니다."
系統発生的な
Transliteration: keitō hassei teki na
"系統樹は生物の進化的な関係を示しています。"
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