cladistics
US /kləˈdɪstɪks/
UK /kləˈdɪstɪks/
名詞
分支分類學
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.
範例:
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Modern taxonomy heavily relies on cladistics to establish evolutionary relationships.
現代分類學嚴重依賴分支分類學來建立進化關係。
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Researchers use cladistics to reconstruct the tree of life.
研究人員使用分支分類學來重建生命之樹。