organophyly

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What does organophyly mean?

The direct study of the evolution of the forms of biological organs and systems of organs rather than observation of its supposed ontogenic recapitulation.

Where does organophyly come from?

Simplified learned borrowing from German Organophylogenie, itself from organo- + Phylogenie; equivalent to a reduction of organo- + phylogeny to organo- (“biological tissue”) + -phyly (“tribehood”).

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