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cladistics Definition

cla·dis·tics (klə dis′tiks)

noun

a method of classifying living organisms, often using computer techniques, based on the relationships between phylogenetic branching patterns from a common ancestor

cladistics Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • program: But a cladistics program is obviously free of all such biases, so a tree produced by such a program is perhaps more trustworthy.

Browse dictionary entries near cladistics

  1. ‹ cladistic
  2. ‹ cladist
  3. ‹ clade
  4. ‹ cladding
  5. ‹ clad
  6. ‹ Clactonian
  7. ‹ Clackmannan
  8. ‹ clack valve
  9. ‹ clack
  10. ‹ clachan
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