the descendants of a common ancestor
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strainthe descendants of a common ancestor
familyAll the descendants of a common ancestor
stirpline of descendants from a common ancestor
stirpsline of descendants from a common ancestor
cladetaxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor
degreesstep in a direct line of descent or in the line of ascent to a common ancestor
cladestaxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor
cladistic(used with a pl. v.) classification of organisms based on the branchings of descendant lineages from a common ancestor
mallardsThe most common duck of the northern hemisphere and the ancestor of most domestic ducks, the male having a dark green head and white collar
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