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phylogenetic

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phy·lo·ge·net·ic (fl-j-ntk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
2. Relating to or based on evolutionary development or history.

phylogenetic
[fī′lōgənet′ik]
Etymology: Gk, phylon, tribe, genesis, origin
1 relating to or acquired during phylogeny.
2 based on a natural evolutionary relationship, such as a system of classification. Also called phylogenic.


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Because the diversification happened so quickly, at least in evolutionary terms, molecular methods were needed to sort out the branches of the rosid clade's phylogenetic tree, a sort of family tree based on genetic relationships.
Material is structured around the specific algorithmic problems when dealing with structures commonly found in computational biology: biological sequences (such as DNA, RNA, and protein sequences); trees (such as phylogenetic trees and RNA structures); and graphs (such as phylogenetic networks and signaling pathways).
 
 
 
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