MONOPHYLETIC
- derived from a single ancestral line, as opposed to polyphyletic [adj]
- (of a group of organisms) Descended from a common evolutionary ancestor or ancestral group, esp. one not shared with any other group
- descended from a common ancestral form [adj]
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MONOPHOSPHATES MONOPHTHONG MONOPHTHONGAL MONOPHTHONGISE MONOPHTHONGISED MONOPHTHONGISES MONOPHTHONGIZE MONOPHTHONGIZED MONOPHTHONGIZES MONOPHTHONGSNext Words
MONOPHYLIES MONOPHYLLOUS MONOPHYLY MONOPHYODONT MONOPHYODONTS MONOPHYSITE MONOPHYSITES MONOPHYSITIC MONOPHYSITISM MONOPHYSITISMS
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