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cladistics |
(n): 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
(n): (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification
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From American Heritage Science Dictionary: A system of classification based on the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of groups of organisms, rather than purely on shared features.