"cladistics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kləˈdɪs.tɪks/ [UK]
Etymology: From clade + -istic, from Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “branch”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clade|istic}} clade + -istic, {{derived|en|grc|κλάδος||branch}} Ancient Greek κλάδος (kládos, “branch”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cladistics (uncountable)
  1. (systematics) An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon synapomorphies (shared derived characteristics) only, and not upon symplesiomorphies (shared ancestral characteristics). Wikipedia link: cladistics Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Taxonomy Derived forms: astrocladistics, patrocladistics Related terms: clade, cladistic, phenetics, phylogenetic Translations (Translations): 支序分类学 (Chinese Mandarin), cladistique [feminine] (French)
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