homophyly

== English == === Etymology === homo- + Ancient Greek φυλή (phulḗ, “clan”) +‎ -y. === Noun === homophyly (usually uncountable, plural homophylies) (biology, archaic) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “homophyly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.