phylogenetic relation

1. 1.

   (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts

   “in anatomical structure prehistoric man shows close affinity with modern humans”

   Synonymsaffinity

   Broaderkinship

   biology

Questions about phylogenetic relation

What does phylogenetic relation mean?

phylogenetic relation means "(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts".

What is another word for phylogenetic relation?

Close synonyms include affinity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.