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phylogenesis (n.)

"evolution or birth of a species," 1870, coined in German by Haeckel, from phylo- + -genesis "birth, origin, creation." Related: Phylogenetic.

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Definitions of phylogenesis from WordNet

phylogenesis (n.)
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms;
Synonyms: evolution / organic evolution / phylogeny
From wordnet.princeton.edu