Phenetics
//fəˈnɛtɪks// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A form of numerical systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon the total or relative number of shared characteristics. uncountable
"We have seen in Chapter 6 and the previous chapters that dissatisfaction with traditional taxonomy gave rise, after the Second World War, to two distinct attempts at a remedy - phenetics and cladistics."
Example
More examples"We have seen in Chapter 6 and the previous chapters that dissatisfaction with traditional taxonomy gave rise, after the Second World War, to two distinct attempts at a remedy - phenetics and cladistics."
Etymology
From phenetic + -s.
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