monophyly
monophyly noun: in cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
Noun
monophyly (uncountable)
- In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
- All of these studies have presupposed acanthodian monophyly and stereotyped acanthodian endoskeletal morphology on Acanthodes, the latest-occurring, and a highly apomorphic genus.2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436
monophyly meaning in Tamil
monophyly in Tamil
- ஒருதொகுதிமரபு உயிரினத் தோற்றம், ஒருதொகுதிவழி உயிரினத் தோற்றம், ஒருவழிப் பரிணாமம்
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Questions about monophyly
- What does monophyly mean?
- Monophyly means in cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
- What is monophyly in Tamil?
- Monophyly in Tamil is ஒருதொகுதிமரபு உயிரினத் தோற்றம், ஒருதொகுதிவழி உயிரினத் தோற்றம், ஒருவழிப் பரிணாமம். See Monophyly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is monophyly?
- Monophyly is a noun.
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