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biosystematics

British

/ ˌbaɪəʊˌsɪstɪˈmætɪks /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of the variation and evolution of a population of organisms in relation to their taxonomic classification

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Science funding was very much on the mind of Curtis Moon, who is working on his master's degree in biosystematics at the Natural History Museum, not far from where the march began.

From Nature

Bickham sees the deep sea as a real challenge for biosystematics, the study of taxonomy based on genetic and chemical markers.

From Scientific American

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