cytotaxonomy

[sahy-toh-tak-son-uh-mee]

noun

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

cytotaxonomy

/ ˌsaɪtəʊtækˈsɒnəmɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• cytotaxonomist noun
• cytotaxonomic adjective
• cytotaxonomically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cytotaxonomy¹

First recorded in 1925–30; cyto- + taxonomy