Difference between revisions of "oligophyletic"

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|etymology=Greek <i>oligos</i>, few; <i>phyle</i>, tribe
 
|etymology=Greek <i>oligos</i>, few; <i>phyle</i>, tribe
|definition=Derived from a few ancestral forms.
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|definition=Derived from a few [[ancestral]] forms.
 
|see also=[[monophyletic]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:38, 13 September 2013

oligophyletic (adjective; Greek oligos, few; phyle, tribe): Derived from a few ancestral forms.

See also: monophyletic