cytotaxonomy

American

[sahy-toh-tak-son-uh-mee] / ˌsaɪ toʊ tækˈsɒn ə mi /

noun

a branch of taxonomy in which characteristics of cellular structures, particularly of somatic chromosomes, are used to classify organisms.

cytotaxonomy British

/ ˌsaɪtəʊtækˈsɒnəmɪ /

noun

classification of organisms based on cell structure, esp the number, shape, etc, of the chromosomes

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Other Word Forms

cytotaxonomic adjective
cytotaxonomically adverb
cytotaxonomist noun

Etymology

Origin of cytotaxonomy

First recorded in 1925–30; cyto- + taxonomy

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