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Cladistics

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Noun

1. cladistic analysis, cladistics

a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cladistics

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noun
(functioning as singular) biology
a method of grouping animals that makes use of lines of descent rather than structural similarities

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Cladistics

see synonyms of cladistics
noun
a method of classifying living organisms, often using computer techniques, based on the relationships between phylogenetic branching patterns from a common ancestor
: also cladism (ˈklædˌɪzəm ; kladˈizˌəm)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cladistics

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n. (used with a sing. verb)
A system of classification based on the presumed phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of groups of organisms.

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