NEET - 2006
Evolutionary history of an organism is known as :
(1) Phylogeny
(2) Ancestry
(3) Paleontology
(4) Ontogeny
Audio Explanation:
(1) Phylogeny, (Gr. Phylon = tribe or race; genela = origin) is the origin and diversification of any taxon or the evolutionary history of its origin and diverstification. It is usually represented as a diagrammatic phylogenetic tree (that traces putative evolutionary relationships) i.e., dendrogram.
Palaentology is the study of fossils.
Ontogeny is the whole course of an individual's development and life history.
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