EVOLUTIONARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does evolutionary mean? 

• EVOLUTIONARY (adjective)
  The adjective EVOLUTIONARY has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or produced by evolution

  Familiarity information: EVOLUTIONARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EVOLUTIONARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or produced by evolution

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

evolutionary biology

Pertainym:

evolution ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)

Derivation:

evolution ((biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms)

 Context examples 

The evolutionary logic of living in trees on a diet solely of leaves, it seems, is less than robust.

(Putting the sloth in sloths: Arboreal lifestyle drives slow pace, NSF)

The analysis allowed the researchers to build an evolutionary timeline to estimate when key enterococci traits emerged.

(Enterococci may have evolved antimicrobial resistance millions of years ago, NIH)

Because of this fragmentary understanding, the mammals' evolutionary placement hadn't been clear.

(Scientists discover fossil of bizarre groundhog-like mammal on Madagascar, NSF)

The presence of lithium is important to understand the evolutionary history of the planetary system and could shed light on the mechanisms of planet formation.

(Multiple metals – and possible signs of water – found in unique exoplanet, University of Cambridge)

New pathways create opportunities for evolutionary innovation, ultimately increasing bird biodiversity.

(Colorful bird feathers offer evolutionary clues, National Science Foundation)

There are two main types of selection in evolutionary theory – positive and negative.

(The curious tale of the cancer ‘parasite’ that sailed the seas, University of Cambridge)

Cystatin Superfamily Genes comprise a single evolutionary superfamily that encode protein subfamilies with functional and structural similarities that include cystatin-like sequences: Stefins (Type 1 Cystatins), Cystatins (Type 2 Cystatins), and Kininogens.

(Cystatin Superfamily Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Likely having an evolutionary history with LYAM1, GRMP, and complement binding proteins, ELAM1 mediates cell adhesion binding of endothelial cells to leukocytes, such as Neutrophils, during inflammatory responses.

(E-Selectin, NCI Thesaurus)

Phylogenetic analysis is the study of evolutionary relationships among the many different kinds of life on earth, both living (extant) and dead (extinct).

(Phylogenetic Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)

A protein similar in structure and evolutionary origin to a protein in another species.

(Homologous Protein, NCI Thesaurus)