adj.
Relating to or characterized by development from more than one ancestral type.
polyphyletically pol'y·phy·let'i·cal·ly adv.
polyphyletic
Dictionary:
pol·y·phy·let·ic (pŏl'ē-fī-lĕt'ĭk)  |
| 5min Related Video: polyphyletic |
| Medical Dictionary: pol·y·phy·let·ic |
(pŏl'ē-fī-lĕt'ĭk)
adj.
adj.
- Descended or derived from more than one ancestral stock or source.
- Of or being the theory that blood cells are derived from several different stem cells, depending on the particular blood cell type.
Learn More
 | polygenetic |
| monophyletic |
| Lepidocentroida (invertebrate zoology) |
Help us answer these
 | Which eukaryotic kingdom is polyphyletic and therefore not acceptable based on cladstics? |
| Are reptlies polyphyletic? |
| Are snakes and lizards polyphyletic? |
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
 |
 | 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 |
ADVERTISEMENT
Mentioned in
- polygenetic
- monophyletic
- Lepidocentroida (invertebrate zoology)
- Neolampadoida (echinodermata)
- Nudibranchia (mollusca)
- Trichomycetes (eumycota – =eumycetes)
- Roman Vishniac (American-Russian biologist, photographer, linguist, artist, historian & philosopher)
- Chlorophyceae (algae – rhodophycota, euglenophycota, chromophycota, chlorophycota)
- Demospongiae (Demosponges) (zoology)
- What Is a Fish? (zoology)
- Gene Families
- Gastrotricha (Gastrotrichs) (zoology)
- Polyphyly
- Early Blindsnakes (Anomalepididae) (zoology)
