cytotaxonomy
cy·to·tax·on·o·my
noun \ˌsī-tō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsä-nə-mē\Definition of CYTOTAXONOMY
1
: study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes
2
: the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism
— cy·to·tax·o·nom·ic \-ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mik\ adjective
— cy·to·tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
First Known Use of CYTOTAXONOMY
1930
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