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Polyphyly — In phylogenetics, a taxon is polyphyletic (Greek for of many races ) if the trait its members have in common evolved separately in different places in the phylogenetic tree. Equivalently, a polyphyletic taxon does not contain the most recent… … Wikipedia
polyphyly — n; see monophyletic, oligophyletic, polyphyletic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
polyphyly — poly·phy·ly … English syllables
polyphyly — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfīlē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary polyphyl (from Greek polyphylos of many tribes) + y : polyphylesis … Useful english dictionary
Monophyly — A monophyly Comparison of phylogenetic groups, showing a monophy … Wikipedia
Paraphyly — A cladogram showing a hypothetical descent from an ancestor species of the clade vertebrata.[1] Note that cladograms do not necessarily correspond to taxonomic classifications. In this one, Sauropsida are a paraphyletic group. It can be made… … Wikipedia
Rodent — Rodents Temporal range: Early Paleocene–Recent … Wikipedia
Cladistics — For the scientific journal, see Cladistics (journal). Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology … Wikipedia
Clade — For other uses, see Clade (disambiguation). Cladogram (family tree) of a biological group. The red and blue boxes represent clades (i.e., complete branches). The green box is not a clade, but rather represents an evolutionary grade, an incomplete … Wikipedia
Ovenbird (family) — Ovenbirds Scaly throated Foliage gleaner, Anabacerthia variegaticeps Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
