morphometrics

noun zoology

a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms

the evolutionary development of form in an organism or part of an organism

Derived Formsmorphometric, adjectivemorphogenetic (ˌmɔːfəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) or morphogenic, adjective

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