phylogenetics

[fahy-loh-juh-ne-tiks]

noun

1. the branch of biology that involves the study of phylogeny.

Example Sentences

The study was published in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

From Science Daily

He also codeveloped open-source platform Nextstrain to provide updated analyses of viral phylogenetics, or virus “family trees.”

From Seattle Times

Now, he’s hoping to develop next-generation algorithms for something called Bayesian phylogenetics — where he’ll find a group of trees, or diagrams, that credibly explain data, as well as their probabilities of being correct.

From Seattle Times

However, researchers have a new answer to this question that they published Thursday in the journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

From New York Times

Forterre says that he has some skills in phylogenetics and that his co-authors have more.

From Nature