Skip to main content
phylogenetic

phylogenetic

3 9.9
About how kinds of animals and plants change and are related over time
  • adjective
  • /ˌfaɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : filogenético
  • The researchers presented a phylogenetic tree that illustrated the evolutionary relationships among different species of birds.
  • phylogenetic analysis
  • phylogenetic tree
  • phylogenetic diversity

So we use phylogenetic prediction to inform whether or not to try a new mushroom to eat.

Examples

  • Supertrees result from combining many smaller, overlapping phylogenetic trees into a single, more comprehensive tree.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Here is a phylogenetic tree of some of the mammals.

  • Well, the most important technique is again phylogenetic tree construction.

  • And this is a phylogenetic sort of chart.

  • An expanded version of this figure, showing the complete phylogenetic tree generated, is available online.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Ideally, such measures take advantage of the growing availability of phylogenetic trees.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And what you see here is a phylogenetic tree sketched out running from old to young, from top to bottom.

  • We investigated the evolutionary history of sexual conflict over care using a suite of advanced phylogenetic methods.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I think phylogenetic trees could be one of the most romantic and beautiful notions that can come out of biology.

  • Phylogenetic relationships were assessed by using three approaches: Bayesian phylogenetic trees, neighbor-joining, and split network.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

evolutionary
vsphylogenetic
  • Specialized
177 4.6

About slow change over a long time, often in living things

focuses on historical relationships and lineage rather than general change
phyletic
vsphylogenetic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to how a group of animals or plants changes and splits into new forms over time

means the same idea but is a different form used interchangeably
macroevolutionary
vsphylogenetic
  • Specialized
8.9

Large changes in living things that happen over a very long time, like new kinds of animals or plants forming

deals with lineage history and relationships rather than only large scale change

Compounds

phylogenetic relation
  • Specialized
9.8

A relationship showing how species are related because they came from the same older species

Surface Forms

phylogenetic positive

Morphology

phylogenetic = phylogeny (transparent) = phylogeny + etic

Clearly formed by adding an adjectival suffix to 'phylogeny', so the adjective means 'relating to phylogeny'.

Etymology

The word phylogenetic comes from old Greek parts: phylo- meaning 'tribe' or 'group' and -genetic meaning 'origin' or 'birth', the same root as genetic and gene. So, phylogenetic describes the 'family tree' or history of how a group of species changed over time, which is why scientists use it to talk about how species are related.