Difference between revisions of "polyphyletic"
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|etymology=Greek <i>polys</i>, many; <i>phyle</i>, tribe | |etymology=Greek <i>polys</i>, many; <i>phyle</i>, tribe | ||
| − | |definition=1. Of mixed evolutionary origin, not derived from a common ancestor. | + | |definition=1. Of mixed evolutionary origin, not derived from a [[common]] ancestor. |
| − | 2. Pertaining to a group whose most recent common ancestor is not cladistically a member of that group. | + | 2. Pertaining to a [[group]] whose most [[recent]] [[common]] ancestor is not cladistically a [[member]] of that [[group]]. |
3. Pleophyletic. | 3. Pleophyletic. | ||
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[[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | [[Category:Disambiguation page necessary]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:38, 13 September 2013
polyphyletic (adjective; Greek polys, many; phyle, tribe): 1. Of mixed evolutionary origin, not derived from a common ancestor.2. Pertaining to a group whose most recent common ancestor is not cladistically a member of that group.
3. Pleophyletic.
