monophyletic
/mon-oh-fahy-let-ik/US // ˌmɒn oʊ faɪˈlɛt ɪk //UK // (ˌmɒnəʊfaɪˈlɛtɪk) //
单系的,单系,单系化,单系化的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
Examples
The problem of the monophyletic or polyphyletic origin of the human race has also been much discussed.
It is generally believed that the Arthropoda constitute a natural, monophyletic group.
Columbids are almost unquestionably monophyletic, and two lines would have had to diverge and then converge.
But it is very difficult (and at present impossible) to explain a natural monophyletic system of this large legion.
All the Catarrhin, or Eastern Simi, form one natural monophyletic group.
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