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nonmonophyly

nonmonophyly noun: the condition of being nonmonophyletic.

Noun

nonmonophyly (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being nonmonophyletic
    • As discussed previously [5 ], however, division of the genus Volvox into four monophyletic genera (Fig 2 ) would not resolve problems for nonmonophyly of the genera Eudorina and Pleodorina [5, 24 ].2015 November 13, “Delineating a New Heterothallic Species of Volvox (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae) Using New Strains of “ Volvox africanus ””, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of nonmonophyly

From non- + monophyly.

Questions about nonmonophyly

What does nonmonophyly mean?
Nonmonophyly means the condition of being nonmonophyletic.
What part of speech is nonmonophyly?
Nonmonophyly is a noun.

Words near nonmonophyly in the dictionary

  1. nonmonogamy
  2. nonmonolithic
  3. nonmonomeric
  4. nonmonomolecular
  5. nonmonophyletic
  6. nonmonophyly
  7. nonmonopolistic
  8. nonmonosyllabic
  9. nonmonotheistic
  10. nonmonotone
  11. nonmonotonic

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