phylogenetics

English

WOTD – 9 March 2006

Etymology

phylogenetic +‎ -ics.

Noun

phylogenetics (uncountable)

1. (systematics) The systematic study of organism relationships based on evolutionary similarities and differences.
   • 1899, William Morton Wheeler, “George Baur’s Life and Writings”, The American Naturalist, vol. 33, p. 16:

     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.

Related terms

• phylogenetic
• phylogenesis
• phylogeny

Translations

study of organism relationships

• French: phylogénie (fr) f
• German: Phylogenese (de) f
• Japanese: 系統学 (keitō-gaku)
• Khmer: សាខាពន្ធុវិទ្យា (sa khar pon tu vit tyea)
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• Polish: filogeneza (pl) f
• Portuguese: filogenia (pt) f
• Spanish: filogenia f
• Vietnamese: phân loại theo tiến hóa