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phylogenetics

noun

  1. study of the evolutionary history and relationships among individuals or groups of organisms; application of molecular - analytical methods (i.e. molecular biology and genomics), in the explanation of phylogeny and its research
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Pronunciation: /ˌfaɪləd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English phylogenetic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English phylogenetics From phylogenetic + -ics.

  1. The study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms, through computational methods that focus on observed heritable traits.

    “Thereupon he went to Leipzig, and during the winter of 1880–81 and the following summer semester studied comparative anatomy with Leuckart, geology with Credner, and phylogenetics with Carus.”

    “An especially concise introduction to molecular phylogenetics is provided by Hillis et al. (1993). The danger of generating incorrect results is inherently greater in computational phylogenetics than in many other fields of science.”