- numerical phenetics
-
The hypothesis that relationship between organisms can be determined by a calculation of an overall, unweighted similarity value.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
numerical phenetics
Look at other dictionaries:
numerical taxonomy — noun : taxonomy in which many quantitatively measured characters are given equal weight in the determination of taxa and in the construction of diagrams indicating systematic relationships • numerical taxonomic adjective • numerical taxonomist… … Useful english dictionary
numerical taxonomy — classification of organisms by a comparison of large numbers of observable characteristics that are given equal value instead of being weighted according to possible evolutionary significance. Also called numerical phenetics. [1960 65] * * * … Universalium
Phenetics — should not be confused with phonetics, the study of speech sounds, despite the similarity in pronunciation. In biology, phenetics, also known as taximetrics, is an attempt to classify organisms based on overall similarity, usually in morphology… … Wikipedia
Numerical taxonomy — is a classification system in biological systematics which deals with the grouping by numerical methods of taxonomic units based on their character states.[1]. It aims to create a taxonomy using numeric algorithms like cluster analysis rather… … Wikipedia
phenetics — noun A form of numerical systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon the total or relative number of shared characteristics … Wiktionary
pheneticist — see numerical phenetics … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Cladistics — For the scientific journal, see Cladistics (journal). Part of a series on Evolutionary Biology … Wikipedia
Taxonomy — is the practice and science of classification. The word comes from the Greek Polytonic|τάξις , taxis (meaning order , arrangement ) and Polytonic|νόμος , nomos ( law or science ). Taxonomies, or taxonomic schemes, are composed of taxonomic units… … Wikipedia
Phylogenetic nomenclature — (PN) or phylogenetic taxonomy is an alternative to rank based nomenclature, applying definitions from cladistics (or phylogenetic systematics). Its two defining features are the use of phylogenetic definitions of biological taxon names, and the… … Wikipedia
