Phylogeny/Phylogenesis

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The common or historical understanding of the word is from the natural sciences referring to the natural sciences and primary definition of the development or evolution of a GROUP of organisms. However, the following group of definitions more clearly apply to the social sciences for the development of a species, tribe or racial group.

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1)The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms. Also called phylogenesis.

2)The evolutionary development of an organ or other part of an organism: the phylogeny of the amphibian intestinal tract.

3)The historical development of a tribe or racial group.

phylogeny. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Retrieved February 07, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/phylogeny