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Monophyly meaning

In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.

Using Monophyly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
  • In the example corpus, monophyly often appears in combinations such as: the monophyly, monophyly of.

Context around Monophyly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

retain 1× define 1×

Often after:

prerequisite 1× vary 1× remains 1×

Sentence patterns with Monophyly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and its monophyly remains controversial 1× and the monophyly of the 1× as a monophyly in which 1× confirmed the monophyly of the 1× definitions of monophyly vary for 1× for the monophyly of the 1× from the monophyly prerequisite 1× to define monophyly to include 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

definitions of monophyly 1× description in magnolias 1× molecular studies have 1× navioideae is split 1× note that this 1× others argue to 1×

Common sentence endings:

a common ancestor 1× ancestor are included 1× clades within them 1× e g citation 1× family is confirmed 1× in the family 1×

Words around Monophyly

Just before it in the word index:

monophyletic 42 monophthongs 5 monophthong 2 monophosphate 10 monophonic 16 monophasic 4

Just after it in the word index:

monophysite 8 monophysites 8 monophysitism 9 monopile 2 monoplane 23 monoplanes 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Monophyly

  • In this selection, "monophyly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, retain, define, prerequisite, vary and remains stand out and add context to how "monophyly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and its monophyly remains controversial and and the monophyly of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "monophyly" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with monophyly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Definitions of monophyly vary; for the one used here see e.g. citation. (13 words)

Molecular studies have both confirmed the monophyly of the monocots and helped elucidate relationships within this group. (17 words)

Note that this is not the same as a monophyly in which all descendants of a common ancestor are included. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Description In magnolias, the flower parts are arranged spirally, not in whorls The monophyly of Magnoliaceae is supported by a number of shared morphological characters among the various genera in the family. (32 words)

Navioideae is split from Pitcairnioideae based on its cochlear sepals and chloroplast DNA. citation Puyoideae has been re-classified multiple times and its monophyly remains controversial according to analyses of chloroplast DNA. (32 words)

These remaining species are divided into two main monophyletic lineages (though the statistical support for these lineages isn't as strong as for the monophyly of the more derived clades within them). (32 words)

Example sentences (9)

Others argue to retain monophyly only in higher taxa, but that the special status of species should excuse them from the monophyly prerequisite.

Definitions of monophyly vary; for the one used here see e.g. citation.

Description In magnolias, the flower parts are arranged spirally, not in whorls The monophyly of Magnoliaceae is supported by a number of shared morphological characters among the various genera in the family.

Molecular studies have both confirmed the monophyly of the monocots and helped elucidate relationships within this group.

Navioideae is split from Pitcairnioideae based on its cochlear sepals and chloroplast DNA. citation Puyoideae has been re-classified multiple times and its monophyly remains controversial according to analyses of chloroplast DNA.

Note that this is not the same as a monophyly in which all descendants of a common ancestor are included.

Phylogeny Molecular studies have demonstrated the phylogenetic placement of Rubiaceae within the order Gentianales and the monophyly of the family is confirmed.

Some authors have sought to define monophyly to include paraphyly as any two or more groups sharing a common ancestor.

These remaining species are divided into two main monophyletic lineages (though the statistical support for these lineages isn't as strong as for the monophyly of the more derived clades within them).

Common combinations with monophyly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "monophyly" in a sentence?
An example: "Others argue to retain monophyly only in higher taxa, but that the special status of species should excuse them from the monophyly prerequisite." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "monophyly" from authentic English texts.
What does "monophyly" mean?
Monophyly means: In cladistics, the condition of being monophyletic, of including all descendants from a given ancestral species.
How many example sentences with "monophyly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "monophyly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.