What is Genealogical Monophyly

[Vision]

Ive been reading a recent journal and I came across 'Genealogical Monophyly. '

What is Genealogical Monophyly?

Im guess its something to do with tracing back ther most recent common ancestor and all of its descendents.

Can someone give me a more informative definition.

Thanks for your help in advance.

[Vision]

Anyone???

[thank.darwin]

I'm sorry but I couldn't find any thing.
Did you try searching the web?

[mith]

well monophyletic means a group of organisms tracing from a single common ancestor. I think the geneological part is redundant.

An example of a monophylectic specie would be humans. That's why we are the only specie under the genus homo.