phyletic

phyletic Definition

phy·letic (fī let′ik)

adjective

Biol. of or pertaining to a phylum or to an evolutionary line of descent

Etymology: ModL phyleticus < Gr phyletikos < phyletēs, tribesman < phylē: see phyle

phyletic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

gradualism: Eldredge, N. and Gould, S.J. ( 1972 ) Punctuated equilibria: An alternative to phyletic gradualism.
dwarf: Chapter 1: Introduction Questions to be addressed: What is a phyletic dwarf?
distribution: The domains are annotated with respect to phyletic distributions, functional class, tertiary structures and functionally important residues.
evolution: One explanation is that one species simply evolved into the other - so-called phyletic evolution.

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