Definition of phylogenic in English:
phylogenic
Pronunciation /ˌfīlōˈjenik/ /ˌfaɪloʊˈdʒɛnɪk/
adjective
See phylogeny
‘On the basis of the phylogenic relationships, autogamous species most likely evolved from self-incompatibility ancestors that have exserted stigmas.’
- ‘A detailed phylogenic analysis of the suborder Acanthroidei was completed by Tyler et al.’
- ‘Why do the ontogenetic stages repeat those of the phylogenic series?’
- ‘If organisms not related by a phylogenic evolutionary tree show dramatically similar features one reads this is due to ‘evolutionary convergence’.’
- ‘First, several scientists independently launched the hypothesis that the pineal gland is a phylogenic relic, a vestige of a dorsal third eye.’