"phenetics" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From phenetic + -s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phenetic|s}} phenetic + -s Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} phenetics (uncountable)
  1. (systematics) A form of numerical systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon the total or relative number of shared characteristics. Wikipedia link: phenetics Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Taxonomy Synonyms (form of numerical systematics): taximetrics, taxometrics Related terms: phenetician, pheneticism, pheneticist, phylophenetics, cladistics
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