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phylogenesis

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Phylogenesis (noun) means the process by which a species evolves over time.

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The process by which a species evolves over time.
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Etymology

Borrowed from German Phylogenese, coined by Ernst Haeckel in 1866; on the surface, phylo- plus -genesis.

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"phylogenesis" (noun) means the process by which a species evolves over time.
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Other words for "phylogenesis" include phylogeny, evolution.

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