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NEET2006ZoologyEvolutionActual

Evolutionary history of an organism is known as:

Options

  1. Aontogeny
  2. Bphylogeny
  3. Cancestry
  4. Dpaleontology

Correct answer

B. phylogeny

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Phylogeny pertains to the evolutionary history of a taxonomic group of organisms. Thus, phylogenetics is mainly concerned with the relationships of an organism to other organisms according to evolutionary similarities and differences. Ontogeny is the development of a single individual, or a system within the individual, from the fertilized egg to maturation and death. Ancestry represents persons initiating or comprising a line of descent. Palaeontology is the study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossil

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