line of descendants from a common ancestor
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stirpsline of descendants from a common ancestor
stirpline of descendants from a common ancestor
strainthe descendants of a common ancestor
familyAll the descendants of a common ancestor
degreesstep in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor
familiesgroup of persons descended from a common ancestor
cladistic(used with a pl. v.) classification of organisms based on the branchings of descendant lineages from a common ancestor
monophyletic(of a group of organisms) Descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, esp. one not shared with any other group
gensgroup of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites
gentesgroup of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites
polyphyletic(of a group of organisms) Derived from more than one common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group and therefore not suitable for placing in the same taxon
cladisticsA method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common. It is assumed that the higher the proportion of characteristics that two organisms share, the more recently they diverged from a common ancestor