(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.
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the evolution of a biological species
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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 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 on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups
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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A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in biological terms, and signifying growth, formation; as, bioblast, epiblast, mesobl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.Alt. of Biological
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.A biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of all cells from the outside environment
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evolution, biological, species.
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