PHYLOGENETIC

phylogenetic, phyletic

(adjective) of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms; “phylogenetic development”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

phylogenetic (not comparable)

(systematics) Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.

Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms.

Source: Wiktionary


Phy*lo*ge*net"ic, a.

Definition: Relating to phylogenesis, or the race history of a type of organism.

– Phy*lo*ge*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 February 2025

TRANSLATION

(noun) (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm


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