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binomial nomenclature

Biology; Genetics

A method of identifying and naming organisms using two names. The first name is the genus name, and the second is the species name. Names are usually Latin or Greek in origin.

Heritable trait possessed by an organism; characters are usually described in terms of their states, for example: "hair present" vs. "hair absent," where "hair" is the character, and "present" and ...

clade

Biology; Genetics

A monophyletic taxon; a group of organisms which includes the most recent common ancestor of all of its members and all of the descendants of that most recent common ancestor. From the Greek word ...

parsimony

Biology; Genetics

Refers to a rule used to choose among possible cladograms, which states that the cladogram implying the least number of changes in character states is the best.

phylogenetics

Biology; Genetics

Field of biology that deals with the relationships between organisms. It includes the discovery of these relationships, and the study of the causes behind this pattern.More?

phylogeny

Biology; Genetics

The evolutionary relationships among organisms; the patterns of lineage branching produced by the true evolutionary history of the organisms being considered.