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Definition of Cladistics
1. Noun. A system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms.
Definition of Cladistics
1. Noun. (systematics): An approach to biological systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon synapomorphies (shared derived characteristics) only, and not upon symplesiomorphies (shared ancestral characteristics). ¹
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Definition of Cladistics
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cladistics
Literary usage of Cladistics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Evolution of the Plio-Pleistocene African Suidae by James Michael Harris, Timothy D. White (1979)
"It should be noted from the outset that our taxonomic approach conflicts with
the strict rules of cladistics formulated by Hennig, who advocated that a ..."
2. Investing in Biological Diversity: The Cairns Conference : Proceedings of by OECD Staff (1997)
"... thus the indices of taxonomic diversity based upon cladistics, which assesses
distinctness of taxa, are valuable but cannot be considered comprehensive, ..."
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