Evolutionary history of an organism is known as
a)
Phylogeny
b)
Ancestry
c)
Paleontology
d)
Ontogeny
Evolutionary history of an organism is known as
a)
Phylogeny
b)
Ancestry
c)
Paleontology
d)
Ontogeny
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Evolutionary history of an organism is known as
a)
Phylogeny
b)
Ancestry
c)
Paleontology
d)
Ontogeny
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Evolutionary history of an organism is known as |
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a) |
Phylogeny |
b) |
Ancestry |
c) |
Paleontology |
d) |
Ontogeny |
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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -
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(a) Phylogeny (Gr. |
=tribe or race; 
=origin) is the origin and diversification of any taxon or the evolutionary history of its origin and diversification. It is usually represented as a diagrammatic phylogenetic tree (that traces putative evolutionary relationships) i.e., dendrogram.127 votes
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