Phylogeny refers to the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among different species. It shows how living organisms are related and how they have evolved over time. Full definition
Cabral spent more than a year and a half at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, studying the molecular phylogeny of Vitex and its historical geographical dispersion with Möller. (sciencemag.org)
Despite the diversity of organisms containing plastids, the morphology, biochemistry, genomic organisation, and molecular phylogeny of plastid RNAs and proteins suggest a single origin of all extant plastids — although this theory is still debated. (fossilmuseum.net)
Mapping mutations on phylogenies Nielsen, R. 2002. (nielsenlab.org)