Polytomy
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polytomy is a noun meaning (taxonomy) A section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.
Meaning
(taxonomy) A section of a phylogeny in which the evolutionary relationships cannot be fully resolved to dichotomies.
Word Forms
- polytomies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polyphyly, polyphylety, polyphyleticism, polyphyletism, monophylogeny, nonmonophyly.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.