cladogram
cladogram noun: a branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic relationships between organisms showing which taxa have branched from common ancestors.
Noun
cladogram (plural cladograms)
- A branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic relationships between organisms showing which taxa have branched from common ancestors.
- Hard though it may seem to associate avian elegance with cumbersome and ferocious behemoths this was the story told by the cladograms, revealed by interpreting the bones of the famous old bird Archaeopteryx unfettered by preconceived notions.2000, Richard Fortey, “No Such Thing as a Fish”, in London Review of Books, volume 22, number 13
- A phylogenetic tree that is strictly the outcome of a cladistic analysis.
cladogram meaning in Tamil
cladogram in Tamil
- கிளை வரைபடம், தமிழ்நாடு பாடநூல் கழகம், பதினொன்றாம் வகுப்பு
Forms of cladogram
| plural | cladograms |
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Origin of cladogram
From clado- + -gram.
Words formed from cladogram
Questions about cladogram
- What does cladogram mean?
- Cladogram means a branching treelike graphical representation of the phylogenetic relationships between organisms showing which taxa have branched from common ancestors.
- What is cladogram in Tamil?
- Cladogram in Tamil is கிளை வரைபடம், தமிழ்நாடு பாடநூல் கழகம், பதினொன்றாம் வகுப்பு. See Cladogram meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cladogram?
- Cladogram is a noun.
- What is the plural of cladogram?
- The plural of cladogram is cladograms.
Words near cladogram in the dictionary
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