Difference between revisions of "monophyletic"
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2. Any group whose most recent common ancestor is cladistically a member of that group. | 2. Any group whose most recent common ancestor is cladistically a member of that group. | ||
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Revision as of 12:25, 10 September 2013
monophyletic (adjective; Greek monos, single; phyle, tribe): 1. With a single common ancestry.2. Any group whose most recent common ancestor is cladistically a member of that group.
See also: polyphyletic, oligophyletic
