Phylogeny

physical · Biology · Level 8 · E9

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Phylogeny emerges from the evolutionary history and relationships between organisms showing common ancestry, which is rooted in the patterns and changes that occur within the genetic material of living beings.

Compare Phylogeny with…

Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “phylogeny” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

Loading senses…

Source: Wiktionary — “phylogeny”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word: phylogeny
Origin language: English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

In other languages

Phylogenie German
phylogeny English primary

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

Gene L7 (requires)

Phylogeny is the evolutionary history and relationships between organisms showing common ancestry.

Help improve this

Found an error, missing prerequisite, or wrong level? The atlas is evolving — your correction helps.