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Monophyletic vs Paraclade - What's the difference?

monophyletic | paraclade |

As an adjective monophyletic

is of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms.

As a noun paraclade is

a group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages.

monophyletic

English

Adjective

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  • (biology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms.
  • (biology) Deriving from a single clade (monophylum).

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    paraclade

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) A group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages