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(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts
in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans
How To Use phylogenetic relation In A Sentence
- It remains to be considered to what extent the several natural groups of plants classed together in the Bryophyta can be placed in a phylogenetic relation to one another. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
- Potentially incongruent phylogenetic relationships found for different genes might not result from HGT at all but may be due to inadequate phylogenetic signals.
- A new sibling species of the anuran subgenus Blommersia from Madagascar (Amphibia: Mantellidae: Mantidactylus) and its molecular phylogenetic relationships. Archive 2006-03-01
- The distribution of homologues among different taxa is seen as a consequence of their phylogenetic relationship.
- Hence, we remain agnostic regarding phylogenetic relationships among basal angiosperm lineages.
- From the molecular viewpoint, however, the phylogenetic relationship among elephants, sirenians, and hyraxes remains confused.
- The distribution of homologues among different taxa is seen as a consequence of their phylogenetic relationship.
- The inferred phylogenetic relationships between acanthocephalans and rotifers differ appreciably.
- Major arthropod lines have long been recognized (insects, crustaceans, chelicerates, diplopods, chilopods, etc.), but the phylogenetic relationships among these groups remain controversial.
- Some oscine families are distinct, but convergent evolution apparently is common and has obscured phylogenetic relationships, making the subdivision of this group based on morphology difficult.
