What is Phylogeny??

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Can some one please explain Phylogeny to me so I can actually understand it.....

2007-09-10 17:51:23 · 2 answers · asked by ladyb_from_gridlock 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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Phylogeny means evolutionary history, ancestral history.

2007-09-14 17:52:01 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Phylogeny has been described as the history of life through time. It has to do with the study of the evolution of life forms. Also, phylogeny helps to study the evolutionary relationships of a group of organisms. Check these websites for more information:
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/IIBPhylogenies.shtml

http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/general_phylogeny_readings.htm

2007-09-10 18:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by Itsnice 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋