The phrase
"animal lineages" refers to different groups or branches of animals that have descended from a common ancestor. It represents the evolutionary relationships between different species and how they have diversified over time.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«animal»
«lineage»
Sentences with «animal lineages»
- The last thing any purebred animal lineage needs is total lack of genetic diversity to draw upon to create future generations. (miniatureschnauzer.ca)
- Triassic 210 million years ago; killed off more than a fifth of animal lineages, both on land and in the ocean. (discovermagazine.com)
- Evidence for comb jellies as the earliest branching animal lineage first emerged in 2008, a decade ago, in the first, large - scale, phylogenomic analysis of the animal phyla. (sciencedaily.com)
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