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Paraphyly vs Polyphyly - What's the difference?

paraphyly | polyphyly |

Polyphyly is a antonym of paraphyly.



As nouns the difference between paraphyly and polyphyly

is that paraphyly is the condition of being paraphyletic while polyphyly is the condition of being polyphyletic.

Polyphyletic vs Polyphyly - What's the difference?

polyphyletic | polyphyly |


As an adjective polyphyletic

is having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.

As a noun polyphyly is

the condition of being polyphyletic.