- 8 External links. Toggle the table of contents. Phylogenesis. ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the science fiction novel, see Phylogenesis (novel).
- Phylogenesis refers to the evolutionary history of a species, while ontogenesis refers to the individual development of an organism from conception to adulthood.
- In summary, phylogenesis and ontogenesis are foundational concepts in biology that address different aspects of life's development and evolution.
- The phylogeny meaning is somewhat similar to the term phylogenesis and as such, they are sometimes used interchangeably.
- Phylogenesis (Phylogeny) – the evolutionary unfolding of a species. Phylogenesis is often coupled with and contrasted to Ontogenesis.
- Studies of phylogenesis correspond to an analysis of individual or multiple characteristics and are often summarized in family trees.
- Studies on phylogenesis correspond to an analysis of single or multiple traits and are often summarized in phylogenetic trees.
- Phylogenesis, also known as phylogeny, refers to the evolutionary development and history of a species or group of organisms over time.
