pheneticsn.
/fəˈnɛtɪks/, /fɛˈnɛtɪks/, U.S. /fəˈnɛtɪks/, /fɛˈnɛtɪks/ Taxonomy.
Phenetic taxonomy; the systematics of phenotypes.
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the world > life > biology > taxonomy > [noun] > system of > specific system
maxillary system1826
tautonymy1892
cytotaxonomy1930
subtyping1937
biosystematy1941
biosystematics1943
chemotaxonomy1961
phenetics1963
morphometrics1965
pheneticism1970
the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > genetic constitution > [noun] > phenotype > phenetics or phenogram
phenetics1963
phenogram1965
1963 P. Ehrlich & R. W. Holm in Science 18 Jan. 240/2 The study of relationships of individuals..may permit the creation of a ‘population phenetics’ which will add new dimensions to the study of microevolution.
1973 P. H. A. Sneath & R. R. Sokal Numerical Taxon. x. 432 Numerical phenetics and cladistics together can allow the measurement of rates and patterns of evolution.
1983 S. Jones & A. Gray Classification 12 Phenetics..produces groups that are defined by levels of overall similarity and may not have unique diagnostic features.
2000 C. Tudge Variety of Life i. iii. 45 Since phenetics is precladistic, conceptually if not chronologically, it might be seen as the last fling of phase III taxonomy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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