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monophyletic

 
Dictionary: mon·o·phy·let·ic   (mŏn'ō-fī-lĕt'ĭk) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Of or concerning a single taxon of animals.
  2. Relating to, descended from, or derived from one stock or source.
monophyletically mon'o·phy·let'ic·al·ly adv.

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Medical Dictionary: mon·o·phy·let·ic
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(mŏn'ō-fī-lĕt'ĭk)
adj.
  1. Descended or derived from one original stock or source.
  2. Of or being the theory that all blood cells are derived from one common stem cell.
mon'o·phy'le·tism (-fī'lĭ-tĭz'əm) n.
Veterinary Dictionary: monophyletic
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Descended from a common ancestor or stem cell.

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more