nonmonophyly

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noun

The condition of being nonmonophyletic

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Meanings

nounnonmonophyly (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being nonmonophyletic

    As discussed previously [5 ], however, division of the genus Volvox into four monophyletic genera (Fig 2 ) would not resolve problems for nonmonophyly of the genera Eudorina and Pleodorina [5, 24 ].

    2015 November 13, “Delineating a New Heterothallic Species of Volvox (Volvocaceae, Chlorophyceae) Using New Strains of “ Volvox africanus ””, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From non- + monophyly.

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