Cladogram
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cladogram is a noun meaning (phylogenetics) A phylogenetic tree that is strictly the outcome of a cladistic analysis.
Meaning
(phylogenetics) A phylogenetic tree that is strictly the outcome of a cladistic analysis.
More Meanings
- (taxonomy) A branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic relationships between organisms showing which taxa have branched from common ancestors.
Example Sentences
Hard though it may seem to associate avian elegance with cumbersome and ferocious behemoths this was the story told by the cladograms, revealed by interpreting the bones of the famous old bird Archaeopteryx unfettered by preconceived notions.
Word Forms
- cladograms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parsimonious, dendogram, cladus, cladome, phyloclade, phylloclade.
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