descending from more than one original type
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• (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to monophyletic.
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Relating to or characterized by development from more than one ancestral type.
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A polyphyletic group consists of organisms but not their common ancestors. This is an artificial group which is based primarily on physical characteristics rather than on evolutionary relationships. An example is flying vertebrates which includes birds, pteranodons and bats.
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Composed of members that originated, independently, from more than one evolutionary line. ... Compare: monophyletic. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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Relating to or characterized by development from more than one ancestral type.
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Not monophyletic.
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Pol`y·phy·let'ic adjective [
Poly- + Greek ... clan.]
(Biol.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to
monophyletic .
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pol′ē-fī-let′ik Definitions: 1. Derived from more than one source, or having several lines of descent, in contrast to monophyletic. 2. In hematology, relating to polyphyletism.
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Term applied to a group of organisms which does not include the most recent common ancestor of those organisms; the ancestor does not possess the character shared by members of the group. More?
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polyphyletic In biology, derived from more than one ancestral type.
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refers to a grouping of organisms that is not descended from a single common ancestor
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Birds not closely related or share similarities with their most recent ancestors.
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Refers to a group of species that do not have one common ancestor species
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A group of organisms that does not include their most recent common ancestor. (cf. monophyletic; technically speaking, the distinction between polyphyletic and paraphyletic is not as clear as it might seem.)
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A taxonomic group of organisms excluding their common ancestor.
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