(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
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evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
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(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the evolution of a biological species
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the evolution or genesis of the human race
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the evolution or genesis of the human race
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies
Used in the same subject area: Evolution, Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; ranked between order and genus
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure; forms the first half of a specie…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Taxonomy systematics.(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)
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The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the sca…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.use of data (e.g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary framework
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.a taxonomic system of classifying species based on the branching patterns of cladograms that are built to infer phylogenetic relations
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.a taxonomic system of classifying species based on the branching patterns of cladograms that are built to infer phylogenetic relations
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a general burning.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when, during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network separate into two gro…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there consisting of two principal groups.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See Evolution, 6 and 7.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, large, scale, extending, over.
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