Look up: monophyletic


  1. monophyletic
    Term applied to a group of organisms which includes the most recent common ancestor of all of its members and all of the descendants of that most recent common ancestor. A monophyletic group is called a clade. More?
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_1.html

  2. monophyletic
    Denoting a taxonomic group whose members are all more closely related to each other than to any organism outside of the group. (cf polyphyletic)
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  3. Monophyletic
    Refers to a group of species that all have a single common ancestral species
    Found op http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glossary.lmn.html

  4. Monophyletic
    Pertaining to a set of organisms consisting of one species and all of that species' descendants.
    Found op http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/pe/2000_1/retinal/gloss.htm

  5. Monophyletic
    Mon`o·phy·let'ic adjective [ Greek ... of one tribe, from mo`nos single + ... clan.] (Biol.) Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; -- opposed to polyphyletic ; as, ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/95

  6. monophyletic
    Derived from a single ancestral line. ... Compare: polyphyletic. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?monophyletic

  7. monophyletic
    (mon″o-fi-let´ik) descended from a common ancestor or stem cell.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  8. Monophyletic
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; -- opposed to polyphyletic; as, monophyletic origin.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/monophyletic/

  9. monophyletic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mon′ō-fī-let′ik Definitions: 1. Having a single cell type of origin; derived from one line of descent, in contrast to polyphyletic. 2. In hematology, relating to monophyletism.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=55925

  10. Monophyletic
    Relating to, descended from, or derived from one stock or source.
    Found op http://www.streamnet.org/glossary.html

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