Monophyletic

Meaning

Adj

●

In Biology:

Of,

to, or

a

(or other

) of organisms.

●

In Biology:

Deriving from a

(monophylum).

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In Biology:

Descending from a

species.

Descending from a

and

all

of that

, holophyletic.

Descending from a

but not

all

of that

, paraphyletic.

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In Biology:

congeneric

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