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phenogram

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[fee-nuh-gram] / ˈfi nəˌgræm /

noun

Biology.

  1. a diagram depicting taxonomic relationships among organisms based on overall similarity of many characteristics without regard to evolutionary history or assumed significance of specific characters: usually generated by computer.

Etymology

Origin of phenogram

pheno- + -gram 1

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