Results for “mono-”

mono-

Prefix meaning singular or unique.

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monogamous

Practicing monogamy.

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monophyletic

Used in reference to a taxonomic group containing all descendants of a single, often hypothetical, common ancestor, often characterised by one or more synapomorphies. A clade is a monophyletic group.

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monotypic

Used in reference to a taxonomic group containing only a single member, e.g., a monotypic genus or family.

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monoecious

Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same specimen; hermaphrodite. Opposite of dioecious.

monogamy

The practice or state of having only one reproductive partner over a given period of time, e.g., a single breeding season, year, or entire reproductive life.

monospecific

Used in reference to a genus containing only a single species.

clade

A group of organisms sharing homologous features, believed to have evolved from a common ancestor following the principles of cladistics; a monophyletic group; a grouping hypothesised on the basis of phylogenetic information.

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convergent evolution

Independant acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated, monophyletic, lineages as a result of inhabiting similar environments or ecological niches.

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paraphyletic

In phylogenetics, a paraphyletic taxon is, loosely, an artificial grouping that does not include all descendants from the common ancestor of its members; monophyletic group from which one or more of clades is omitted in order to form an additional group.

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sister group

In cladistics, a monophyletic group more closely related to the group in question than any other, i.e., the closest outgroup. Sister groups normally share an immediate common ancestor.

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