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phylogenetics

American  
[fahy-loh-juh-ne-tiks] / ˌfaɪ loʊ dʒəˈnɛ tɪks /

noun

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


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

From Seattle Times Sep. 28, 2021

Best writing: The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life, by David Quammen, explains crucial advances in the field of molecular phylogenetics, including the discovery of archaea, a whole new category of life.

From The Guardian Dec. 29, 2018

The new branch of science is called molecular phylogenetics.

From New York Times Aug. 13, 2018

Paradis, E., Claude, J. & Strimmer, K. APE: analyses of phylogenetics and evolution in R language.

From Nature Nov. 14, 2017

With the advancement of molecular technologies, modern phylogenetics is now informed by genetic and molecular analyses, in addition to traditional morphological and fossil data.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

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