Phylogenetics Vocabulary

noun a person who practices cladistics, a method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common

• The cladist analysis revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species.
• The cladist study showed how the animals are related to each other.
• I heard that cladists are like the detectives of the evolutionary world.
• Just like a cladist traces the history of species, we can trace our own family tree.

noun a subset or branch within a larger clade or group

• The subclade analysis revealed a distinct genetic lineage within the population.
• They found out that the subclade is actually a smaller group within the larger group.
• So, basically, the subclade is like a little clique within the bigger group.
• Just like branches on a tree, each subclade represents a different offshoot of the main lineage.

noun a method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common

• Cladistics is a method used in biological classification to determine evolutionary relationships among organisms based on shared characteristics.
• I find cladistics fascinating because it helps us understand how different species are related to each other.
• Cladistics is like a family tree for animals, showing who is related to whom based on their traits.
• In the world of science, cladistics is like putting together a puzzle to figure out the connections between different species.