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cytotaxonomy
cytotaxonomy definition
cyto·tax·ono·my (sīt′ō tak sän′ə mē)
noun
the branch of taxonomy that uses cytologic structures, esp. the chromosomes, as an aid in classifying organisms
Related Forms:
- cytotaxonomic cy′to·tax′o·nom′ic (-sə näm′ik) adjective
- cytotaxonomically cy′to·tax′o·nom′i·cally adverb
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