Associations to the word «Phylogeny»

Wiktionary

PHYLOGENY, noun. (systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades.
PHYLOGENY, noun. (systematics) (informal) A phylogenetic diagram.
PHYLOGENY, noun. The historical development of a human social or racial group.
PHYLOGENY, noun. The historical development of any thing, idea, etc.

Dictionary definition

PHYLOGENY, noun. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms.

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy