cladistics
US /kləˈdɪstɪks/
UK /kləˈdɪstɪks/
名词
分支分类学
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.
示例:
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Modern taxonomy heavily relies on cladistics to establish evolutionary relationships.
现代分类学严重依赖分支分类学来建立进化关系。
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Researchers use cladistics to reconstruct the tree of life.
研究人员使用分支分类学来重建生命之树。