monophyletic (redirected from Monophyly)

monophyletic /mono·phy·let·ic/ (mon?o-fi-let´ik) descended from a common ancestor or stem cell.

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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.

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mono·phyle·tism (-fl-tzm) n.

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monophyletic

descended from a common ancestor or stem cell.