phenetics
[fi-net-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb) Biology.
classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
Origin of phenetics
Usage note
See -ics.
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phenetics
noun
Word Origin for phenetics
C20: from phen (otype) + (gen) etics
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