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Characteristic of a group of organisms with a common ancestor
Common descent is a concept in evolutionary biology applicable when one species is the ancestor of two or more species later in time. According to modern
Common_descent
Common ancestor evolutionary evidence
Evidence of common descent of living organisms has been discovered by scientists researching in a variety of disciplines over many decades, demonstrating
Evidence_of_common_descent
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up descent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Descent may refer to: Common descent, concept in evolutionary biology Kinship, one of the major concepts
Descent
Theory which posits a common descent for all humans
sometimes monogenesis is the theory of human origins which posits a common descent for all humans. The negation of monogenism is polygenism. This issue
Monogenism
Web of human social relationships
patrilineal descent is considered most significant differs from culture to culture. A clan is generally a descent group claiming common descent from an apical
Kinship
Change in the heritable traits of populations
limited set of common morphologies, their fossils do not provide information on their ancestry. More recently, evidence for common descent has come from
Evolution
Evolutionary retention of no longer needed structures in living organisms
the term for them did not yet exist. He listed a number of them in The Descent of Man, including the muscles of the ear, wisdom teeth, the appendix, the
Vestigiality
Ancestor of all current life on Earth
1809. Charles Darwin more famously proposed the theory of universal common descent through an evolutionary process in his book On the Origin of Species
Last universal common ancestor
Last_universal_common_ancestor
1859 book on evolution by Charles Darwin
book presented a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. Darwin included evidence that
On_the_Origin_of_Species
1871 book by Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871, which applies evolutionary
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
The_Descent_of_Man,_and_Selection_in_Relation_to_Sex
2016 book written by Jonathan Tweet and illustrated by Karen Lewis
Illustrated by Karen Lewis, the book explains Charles Darwin's theory of common descent with a target audience of 3–5-year-olds. It uses a call-and-response
Grandmother_Fish
Paraphyletic group of birds
mousebird relatives (Sandcoleidae), and Messelasturidae indicating possible common descent. Some Enantiornithes also had such talons, indicating possible convergent
Bird_of_prey
Discussion of the meaning and usage of the terms evolution, fact and theory
current processes, from imperfections in organisms recording historical common descent, and from transitions in the fossil record. Theories of evolution provide
Evolution_as_fact_and_theory
Scandinavian lineage
ætt/ätt (pronounced [ˈæːtː] in Old Norse) was a social group based on common descent, equivalent to a clan. In the absence of a police force, the clan was
Norse_clans
Most recent individual from which all organisms in a group are directly descended
genealogy. The time to the genealogical MRCA (most recent common ancestor by any line of descent) of all living humans cannot be traced genetically because
Most_recent_common_ancestor
Determination of descent groups through one sex of ancestor
demonstrate their common descent from a known apical ancestor. It is also called the simple unilineal descent. Recent research on the unilineal descent organization
Unilineality
Study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species
skeletons of birds and humans. Comparative anatomy has provided evidence of common descent, and has assisted in the classification of animals. The first specifically
Comparative_anatomy
Ancient Greek word meaning "race, people"
"race, stock, kin", plural γένη genē) was a social group claiming common descent, referred to by a single name (see also Sanskrit "Gana"). Most gene
Genos
Dying without leaving a will
a will. In most contemporary common-law jurisdictions, the law of intestacy is patterned after the common law of descent. Property goes first or in major
Intestacy
Possible earliest ancestor of the LUCA ancestral cell
Farias, Farias (2020). From FUCA To LUCA: A Theoretical Analysis on the Common Descent of Gene Families. doi:10.31080/ASMI.2020.03.0494 (inactive 12 July 2025)
First universal common ancestor
First_universal_common_ancestor
Religious rejection of evolution
teach it as fact. Christian fundamentalists reject the evidence of common descent of humans and other animals as demonstrated in modern paleontology,
Rejection of evolution by religious groups
Rejection_of_evolution_by_religious_groups
1903 book by Max E.Ettlinger
Psychologie (English: Examinations of the Implications of the Theory of Common Descent for Psychology) is a book written by German psychologist, pedagogist
Untersuchungen über die Bedeutung der Deszendenztheorie für die Psychologie
Untersuchungen_über_die_Bedeutung_der_Deszendenztheorie_für_die_Psychologie
Muscle of the upper limb
is that humans inherited the muscle through common descent, and numerous animals that humans share a common ancestor with (such as the orangutan) still
Palmaris_longus_muscle
Legendary founder of the Gaelic Irish clan Dál gCais
Gaelic Ireland, from whom all branches of the Dalcassian dynasty claim common descent. Tál Cas was the son of Conall Eachluath and his wife Coirpthe, daughter
Tál_Cas
Scientific study of life
categories and living forms as malleable—even suggesting the possibility of common descent. Serious evolutionary thinking originated with the works of Jean-Baptiste
Biology
1923 United States Supreme Court case
Naturalization Act based on the fact that Indians and Europeans share common descent from the Proto-Indo-Europeans. Thind was represented by a fellow Indian
United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind
United_States_v._Bhagat_Singh_Thind
Cellular body type
shown that Sarcodina is not a monophyletic group whose members share common descent. Consequently, amoeboid organisms are no longer classified together
Amoeba
Book by Jeff Long
The Descent is a 1999 science fiction/horror novel by American author Jeff Long. It describes the discovery and exploration of an extensive labyrinth
The_Descent_(novel)
1995 first-person shooter game
Descent is a first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Productions in 1995 for MS-DOS, and later for Macintosh
Descent_(video_game)
Supposed original forms of life created by God
creationists also employ the concept, rejecting the idea of universal common descent while not necessarily accepting a literal interpretation of a global
Created_kind
Hokkien transcription term meaning "company"
applied to reference both clan organizations, whose members shared a common descent, and to district-dialect clubs, for Chinese immigrants originating from
Kongsi
Language family
now generally agreed that even the Altaic languages do not share a common descent: the similarities between Turkic, Mongolic and Tungusic are better explained
Ural-Altaic_languages
Christ's triumphant descent into the underworld
"the descent of Christ into Hell" or "Hades") is the period of time between the Crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection. In triumphant descent, Christ
Harrowing_of_Hell
This system of descent is distinct from more common genealogical structures in that rather than determining affiliation and descent using the standard
Ambilineality
Subcellular structure in unicellular algae
dinoflagellate and cnidarian nematocysts is a case of convergent evolution or common descent, although molecular evidence has been interpreted as supporting an endosymbiotic
Nematocyst_(dinoflagellate)
1999 video game
North America on June 17, 1999. Descent 3 is the third game in the Descent video game series and a sequel to Descent II. The game takes place in a science
Descent_3
Science of classifying organisms
appeared that a classification should reflect the Darwinian principle of common descent. Tree of life representations became popular in scientific works, with
Taxonomy_(biology)
Surname list
Azulay (Hebrew: אזולאי), etc. is a Sephardi Jewish surname, common among Jews of Moroccan descent. It is assumed that the family name Azulai is an acronym
Azoulay
Superunit of Iranian currency
32. "[T]his selection of features does not provide good evidence for common descent" and "we can observe convergence rather than divergence between Turkic
Iranian_toman
Model for the evolution of species
believed in the transmutation of life forms, but he did not believe in common descent; instead he believed that life developed in parallel lineages (repeated
Tree_of_life_(biology)
Taxonomic rank
in a realm do not necessarily share a common ancestor based on common descent nor do the realms share a common ancestor. Instead, realms group viruses
Realm_(virology)
Group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent
actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details remain unknown or non-specific, clan members may claim descent from a founding individual
Clan
Topics referred to by the same term
anatomically modern humans Monogenism, a theory of human origins positing a common descent for all humans, debated in the 19th-century, gave way to Recent African
Human_origins
Genealogical kinship and descent
A royal descent is a genealogical line of descent from a past or present monarch. It is also typically known as having royal blood. Both geneticists and
Royal_descent
Aboriginal Australian people
Aboriginal Australian people from central New South Wales, united by common descent through kinship and shared traditions. They survived as skilled
Wiradjuri
Tracing of kinship through the male line
father is Israel (Jacob). In the first lines of the New Testament, the descent of Jesus Christ is counted through the male lineage from Abraham through
Patrilineality
Social group defined by shared traits
between peoples stemmed from inherited traits and tendencies derived from common descent, then called "race". Another influential theoretician of ethnicity was
Ethnicity
Diagram used to show relations among groups of organisms with common origins
"character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show evolutionary relations (common descent) between groups of organisms. Cladograms are a type (subset) of phylogenetic
Cladogram
Term in taxonomy
life sciences or natural history – refers to resemblance suggesting a common descent, phylogenetic relationship, or type. The term does, however, have broader
Affinity_(taxonomy)
Topics referred to by the same term
(anthropology), a group that can demonstrate its common descent from an apical ancestor or a direct line of descent from an ancestor Lineage (evolution), a temporal
Lineage
Surname list
on Lough Neagh and the Ballinderry River. The O'Develins claimed a common descent from Develin (in Irish: Dobhuilen or "Raging Valour", an Irish noble
Devlin_(surname)
Metaphorical interpretation of the creation accounts in Genesis
by some day-age creationists such as the Big Bang, abiogenesis, and common descent are significant. The young Earth interpretation says that everything
Day-age_creationism
Irish branch of Clan Donald
Sorley Boy MacDonnell himself. Many of the present-day McDonnells have a common descent from Sorley Boy MacDonnell. The MacDonnells of Antrim are descended
MacDonnell_of_Antrim
1839 book by Charles Darwin
time when he was first developing his theories of evolution through common descent and natural selection. The book includes some suggestions of his ideas
The_Voyage_of_the_Beagle
Japanese martial art
there were over 2000 jujutsu ko-ryū styles, most with at least some common descent, characteristics, and shared techniques. Specific technical characteristics
Jujutsu
Statistics Singapore, as of 2000, the most common Chinese Singaporean names were: As most Singaporeans of Chinese descent have ancestors which originated from
List of common Chinese surnames
List_of_common_Chinese_surnames
theory of evolution (the idea that species arose through descent with modification from a single common ancestor in a process driven by natural selection) initially
Objections_to_evolution
Person from whom another person is descended
if they share a common ancestor. In evolutionary theory, species which share an evolutionary ancestor are said to be of common descent. However, this concept
Ancestor
British biochemist (born 1943)
hierarchies and common descent, since in his latest book he unconditionally assumes the validity of the nested hierarchy, common descent, and the tree of
Michael_Denton
Similar evolution in distinct species
parallel evolution are unclear in practice, so that arbitrary diagnosis is common. When two species share a trait, evolution is defined as parallel if the
Parallel_evolution
Linguistic feature arising through language contact rather than common descent
from several mechanisms, including lingual genealogical relation (descent from a common ancestor language, not principally related to biological genetics);
Areal_feature
English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
abolitionists. Erasmus Darwin had praised general concepts of evolution and common descent in his Zoonomia (1794), a poetic fantasy of gradual creation including
Charles_Darwin
2004 anthology edited by William A. Dembski
Christianity Today. The title is a pun on the principle of biology known as common descent. The Discovery Institute is the engine behind the intelligent design
Uncommon_Dissent
Non-technical overview of the subject of biological evolution
organisms, all life on Earth is assumed to have originated through common descent from a last universal ancestor from which all known species have diverged
Introduction_to_evolution
Hierarchical level in biological classification
accepted that a classification should reflect the Darwinian principle of common descent. One of the first modern groups tied to fossil ancestors was birds.
Taxonomic_rank
Blood relative in the direct line of descent
person's direct line of descent – the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. In a legal procedure sense, lineal descent refers to the acquisition
Lineal_descendant
Concept in genealogy and genetics
A DNA segment is identical by descent (IBD) in two or more individuals if: they have inherited it from a common ancestor without recombination, that is
Identity_by_descent
Scientific study of animals
selection, common descent, speciation) that produced the diversity of life on Earth. Evolutionary research is concerned with the origin and descent of species
Zoology
2005 Board of Education hearings in Kansas
Kansas hearing transcripts Q. Do you accept the general principle of common descent, that all life is biologically related to the beginning of life? Yes
Kansas_evolution_hearings
Fully initiated member of the Mafia
being Italian (or specifically from Sicily) to being of general Italian descent and sponsored by an existing made man. An inductee will be required to
Made_man
Technique from algebraic geometry
Faithfully flat descent or flat descent is a technique from algebraic geometry, allowing one to draw conclusions about objects on the target of a faithfully
Faithfully_flat_descent
theory – co-evolution – co-operation – coefficient of relationship – common descent – convergent evolution – creation–evolution controversy – cultivar –
Index of evolutionary biology articles
Index_of_evolutionary_biology_articles
Language family of northern Japan and neighboring islands
...[T]his selection of features does not provide good evidence for common descent" and "we can observe convergence rather than divergence between Turkic
Ainu_languages
Ethnic group native to the Balkans
students were taught, in the 1880s, that 'Greeks [are] our kinsmen, of common descent, speaking the language we speak and professing the religion we profess'
Albanians
originally called descent with modification, is known contemporarily as Darwinism or Darwinian theory. Unlike Lamarck, Darwin proposed common descent and a branching
History of evolutionary thought
History_of_evolutionary_thought
Problem of drawing inferences from cross-cultural data
be due to common descent, or could be due to evolutionary development; he maintained that without controlling for borrowing and common descent one cannot
Phylogenetic_autocorrelation
Scottish emblem, often a plant
group, of clans are said to have claimed or are thought to share a common descent. The Siol Alpin clans (clans Grant, Gregor, MacAulay, Macfie, Macnab
Plant_badge
Topics referred to by the same term
and/or willingness to associate Affinity (taxonomy), a suggestion of common descent or type Affinity chromatography, method of separating a biomolecule
Affinity
Hierarchical outline list of articles related to genetics
Origin of Species Charles Darwin The eclipse of Darwinism Common descent Evidence of common descent Speciation Co-operation (evolution) Adaptive radiation
Outline_of_genetics
Superorder of insects
number of derived characters (synapomorphies) which demonstrate their common descent: Females, rather than males, are heterogametic (i.e. their sex chromosomes
Amphiesmenoptera
2007 film by Talia Lugacy
Descent is a 2007 American rape-and-revenge thriller film directed by Talia Lugacy and produced by and starring Rosario Dawson. The plot centers on Maya
Descent_(2007_film)
Topics referred to by the same term
environmental law Sive (noun), a Nation, a large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory
Sive
Artistic depiction of the biblical scene
The Descent from the Cross (Greek: Ἀποκαθήλωσις, Apokathelosis), or Deposition of Christ, is the scene, as depicted in art, from the Gospels' accounts
Descent_from_the_Cross
Canadian and American family
"Rhode Island DWolfs," the descendants of Simon De Wolf, with their common descent from Balthasar de Wolf, of Lyme, Conn. (1668)." 1902 "Genealogical record
DeWolf_family
"...[T]his selection of features does not provide good evidence for common descent....we can observe convergence rather than divergence between Turkic
Classification of the Japonic languages
Classification_of_the_Japonic_languages
Linguistic comparison
"...[T]his selection of features does not provide good evidence for common descent" and "we can observe convergence rather than divergence between Turkic
Comparison of Japanese and Korean
Comparison_of_Japanese_and_Korean
2009 book by Richard Dawkins
he felt that he had never comprehensively addressed the evidence of common descent. He thought that 2009, the bicentennial of Charles Darwin and sesquicentennial
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
The_Greatest_Show_on_Earth:_The_Evidence_for_Evolution
Presiding over the Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland
confused with a similar role in the Church of Ireland, though both claim a common descent from the head of the Norse Diocese of Dublin, appointed in 1028, and
Archbishop of Dublin (Catholic Church)
Archbishop_of_Dublin_(Catholic_Church)
American mathematician and philosopher (born 1960)
treatment of "specified complexity." Dembski does not accept universal common descent. His mainstream scientific critics have accused him of dishonesty in
William_A._Dembski
Social structure in Nepal and North India
"seven generations" of descent is observed; members who fall within the common descent group of seven generations are restricted from intermarriage. Buddhist
Newar_caste_system
Chicken breed
conditions. The Altsteirer's set of traits suggests the breed may share a common descent with other Mediterranean chicken breeds. In the past the hen was probably
Altsteirer
King of Spain from 1874 to 1885
King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and a distant cousin of Alfonso by common descent from Charles III, was recognized as King of Spain in November 1870.
Alfonso_XII
Study of plant life
Darwin's publication of the Origin of Species in 1859 and his concept of common descent required modifications to the Candollean system to reflect evolutionary
Botany
Clan in northern India
association with Gond territory is not necessarily indicative of a common descent: the dynasty's progenitor may have been posted as a governor in these
Chandel_(Rajput_clan)
Abnormal production of bone in the mandible
is most common in middle-aged females of African descent. The three types are periapical cemental dysplasia (common in those of African descent), focal
Cemento-osseous_dysplasia
"Common Descent, Generative Entrenchment, and the Epistemology in Evolutionary Inference", in which he criticizes the principle of common descent as
Paul_Nelson_(creationist)
Theory in evolutionary biology
the Greek φυλετικός phūletikos, which conveys the meaning of a line of descent. Phyletic gradualism contrasts with the theory of punctuated equilibrium
Phyletic_gradualism
Organisms used to study biology across species
would be unfeasible or unethical. This strategy is made possible by the common descent of all living organisms, and the conservation of metabolic and developmental
Model_organism
Science fiction series by Ursula K. Le Guin
up its forests for kindling." Most of the people in the tales have a common descent from the planet Hain, whose people settled many worlds. Some of them
Hainish_Cycle
American journalist
Henry Fairfield Osborn. McCann argued that there is no evidence for common descent and denounced the "ape-man hoax". McCann cited an alleged "Triassic
Alfred_W._McCann
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Greek
(Ἄμμων) Greek form of Egyptian Yamanu, AMMON means "the hidden one." In mythology, Yamanu is the name of a god of wind and air. Compare with another form of Ammon.
Boy/Male
Australian, Biblical, Latin, Shakespearean
Common
Male
Irish
Contracted form of Irish Gaelic Comhghán, COMGAN means "born together."
Surname or Lastname
Swedish (common in Finland)
Swedish (common in Finland) : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -in and an unexplained first element.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.Spanish (FarÃn) : unexplained.
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Hebrew Rimmown, RIMMON means "pomegranate." In the bible, this is the name of several places, the name of a Benjamite of Beeroth.Â
Surname or Lastname
English (common in Lancashire)
English (common in Lancashire) : habitational name from Sharples Hall near Bolton, probably so called from Old English scearp ‘sharp’, i.e. ‘steep’ + lǣs ‘pasture’.
Surname or Lastname
French, English, and Spanish (Cordón)
French, English, and Spanish (Cordón) : from Old French cordon ‘cord’, ‘ribbon’, a diminutive of corde ‘string’, ‘cord’; Spanish cordón, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cord or ribbon.English : metonymic occupational name for a worker in fine Spanish kid leather, from Old French cordoan (so named with being originally produced at Córdoba).
Male
Irish
Irish name COMYN means "shrewd."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of numerous places named from Old English cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire).French : from a diminutive of Old French cot(t)e ‘coat (of mail)’ (see Cott).John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.
Male
Romanian
Romanian form of Greek Kosmos, COSMIN means "order, beauty."
Surname or Lastname
English (also common in South Wales)
English (also common in South Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Edmund (see Edmond).
Surname or Lastname
English (common in Bristol)
English (common in Bristol) : variant of Gingold, of which the origin is unexplained.Respelling of German Gingel, a common Bavarian surname, derived from a short form of the Germanic personal name Gangulf, composed of the elements gangan ‘to walk or go’ + (w)ulf ‘wolf’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from any of various places called Colton in England, perhaps also Colton House in Scotland. Examples in Norfolk, Staffordshire, and North Yorkshire are from the Old English personal name Cola (or the cognate Old Norse Koli; see Cole 2) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’. The place so named in Somerset has as its first element the Old English personal name Cūla (of uncertain origin). The one in Cumbria has a river name apparently derived from a Celtic word meaning ‘hazel’.
Surname or Lastname
English (formerly common in Kent)
English (formerly common in Kent) : unexplained. This name seems to have died out in Britain.
Male
English
English masculine variant spelling of Scottish Cameron, CAMRON means "crooked nose."
Male
English
English form of Irish Colmán, COLMAN means "dove."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England (but especially in the south) named Compton, from Old English cumb ‘short, straight valley’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and northern Irish
Scottish and northern Irish : variant of Curzon.English (of Norman origin) : nickname from Old French corson, a diminutive of curt ‘short’ (see Court).
Biblical
common
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Hebrew Ammown, AMMON means "kindred, tribal." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Lot by his younger daughter. Compare with another form of Ammon.
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