Phylogeny (Gr. phylon, 'race,' and genesis), a biological term applied to the evolution or genealogical history of a race or tribe. It is used in contrast to 'ontogeny'—the development or life-history of an individual; witness Haeckel's 'biogenetic law': 'Ontogeny is a recapitulation of Phylogeny.' See DARWINIAN THEORY, EMBRYOLOGY, EVOLUTION, HEREDITY.
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