Difference between revisions of "monophyletic"

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|etymology=Greek <i>monos</i>, single; <i>phyle</i>, tribe
 
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|definition=1. With a single common ancestry.  
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|definition=1. With a single [[common]] ancestry.  
  
2. Any group whose most recent common ancestor is cladistically a member of that group.
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2. Any [[group]] whose most [[recent]] [[common]] ancestor is cladistically a [[member]] of that [[group]].
 
|see also=[[polyphyletic]], [[oligophyletic]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 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