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The systematic study of organism relationships based on evolutionary similarities and differences.
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Phylogenetics — In biology, phylogenetics (Greek: phyle/phylon (φυλή/φῦλον) tribe, race and genetikos (γενετικός) relative to birth from genesis (γένεσις ) birth ) is the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms (e.g., species,… … Wikipedia
phylogenetics — filogenetika statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Genetikos skyrius, kurio objektas yra istoriniai įvairių grupių raidos dėsniai, jų filogenezė. atitikmenys: angl. phylogenetics rus. филогенетика … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
phylogenetics — phy·lo·ge·net·ics (fī lō jə nĕtʹĭks) n. (used with a sing. verb) The study of phylogeny. * * * … Universalium
phylogenetics — n. study of the ways in which different species are related (through common genes or ancestors, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
phylogenetics — phy·lo·genetics … English syllables
phylogenetics — /faɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪks/ (say fuylohjuh netiks) noun the systematic study of phylogeny …
phylogenetics — |fīlō+ noun plural but singular or plural in construction : a branch of science that deals with phylogeny … Useful english dictionary
Computational phylogenetics — is the application of computational algorithms, methods and programs to phylogenetic analyses. The goal is to assemble a phylogenetic tree representing a hypothesis about the evolutionary ancestry of a set of genes, species, or other taxa. For… … Wikipedia
Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics) — Parsimony is a non parametric statistical method commonly used in computational phylogenetics for estimating phylogenies. Under parsimony, the preferred phylogenetic tree is the tree that requires the least evolutionary change to explain some… … Wikipedia
Molecular phylogenetics — (pronounced /məˈlɛkjʊlər faɪlɵdʒɪˈnɛtɪks/) is the analysis of hereditary molecular differences, mainly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism s evolutionary relationships. The result of a molecular phylogenetic analysis is… … Wikipedia
