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monophyletic
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monophyletic /mono·phy·let·ic/ (mon″o-fi-let´ik) descended from a common ancestor or stem cell.
mon·o·phy·let·ic (mn-f-ltk)
adj.
1. Descended or derived from one original stock or source.
2. Of or being the theory that all blood cells are derived from one common stem cell.

mono·phyle·tism (-fl-tzm) n.

monophyletic [mon″o-fi-let´ik]
descended from a common ancestor or stem cell.

monophyletic
descended from a common ancestor or stem cell.


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alabamensis and the remaining 5 species in the genus, support for the monophyly of currently recognized taxa was lacking.
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