phylogeny

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Noun phylogeny has 1 sense

evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis - (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
--₁ is a kind of organic process, biological process
--₁ has particulars:
anamorphosis, anamorphism; anthropogenesis, anthropogeny; emergent evolution; macroevolution; microevolution; speciation