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Phylogenetic

Definition

adjective

(1) Of, or pertaining to phylogenesis.

(2) Relating to the race history of a type of organism.


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Related forms: phylogenetically (adverb)

Related term: phylogenetic tree


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Are evolution and creationism mutually exclusive???

... types are detectable. Usually, this pattern is attributed to cladogenesis compressed in time, combined with the inevitable erosion of the phylogenetic signal.

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by jinx25
Tue Oct 09, 2012 10:21 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Are evolution and creationism mutually exclusive???
Replies: 23
Views: 3232

Re: Evolution is not Darwinian

... your view. If you ever become a scientist, you will need to be more careful how you say things. Mechanisms such as HGT complicate our attempts at phylogenetic reconstruction. They don't refute them. HGT does not fit well into the neo-Darwinian synthesis. Most scientists who have written on HGT ...

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by wbla3335
Sat Oct 06, 2012 7:12 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution is not Darwinian
Replies: 4
Views: 1241

Re: Evolution is not Darwinian

... There are many scientific papers out there showing natural selection is not a major mechanism. Mechanisms such as HGT complicate our attempts at phylogenetic reconstruction. They don't refute them. HGT does not fit well into the neo-Darwinian synthesis. Most scientists who have written on HGT ...

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by Forests
Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:10 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution is not Darwinian
Replies: 4
Views: 1241

Re: Evolution is not Darwinian

... No one has yet demonstrated that Darwinian natural selection has been a minor mechanism. Mechanisms such as HGT complicate our attempts at phylogenetic reconstruction. They don't refute them. I also doubt that many evolutionary biologists think that all evolutionary change occurs at a single, ...

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by wbla3335
Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:10 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Evolution is not Darwinian
Replies: 4
Views: 1241

I have a problem seeing the bigger picture of research

... got to learn how to see the big picture. I am sequecing a particular, not so commercially important orgnaism sequencing, because yeilding detailed phylogenetic relationship, I dont know what more significance it has.. Anyone here can suggest what i shall do or read to help me develop my ideas on ...

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by bbsinfo
Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:29 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I have a problem seeing the bigger picture of research
Replies: 2
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