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Evolutionary history of a group of organisms is called `:`

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ancestry

B

palaeontology

C

ontogeny

D

phylogeny

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Phylogeny (Gr. Phylon - tribe or race, geneia = origin) is the origin and diversification of any taxon or the evolutionary history of its origin and diversification. 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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