Phylogeny

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008948",
  "term": "Phylogeny",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The evolutionary history of a group of organisms, such as a species or a gene, showing their relationships through common ancestry. It describes the lineage and divergence of different biological entities over geological time. This history is often depicted as a branching diagram called a phylogenetic tree or cladogram.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "palaeontology",
    "fossil",
    "cladogram",
    "phylogenetics",
    "taxonomy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 926 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/phylogeny/"
}