THESAURUS

Monophyly Thesaurus

(systematics) In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.

Antonyms for Monophyly

Common opposites include paraphyly, polyphyly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include saurischian, monophylogeny, monophylesis, monophylety, monophyletism, monophyleticity.

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