cladistics
US /kləˈdɪstɪks/
UK /kləˈdɪstɪks/
名詞
分岐学
a method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common. It is assumed that the higher the proportion of shared characteristics, the more recently two groups of organisms diverged from a common ancestor.
例:
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Modern taxonomy heavily relies on cladistics to establish evolutionary relationships.
現代の分類学は、進化関係を確立するために分岐学に大きく依存している。
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Researchers use cladistics to reconstruct the tree of life.
研究者は生命の樹を再構築するために分岐学を使用する。