cytotaxonomy

cy·to·tax·on·o·my

noun \ˌsīt-ō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsän-ə-mē\

plural cy·to·tax·on·o·mies

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-ˈnäm-ik\ also cy·to·tax·o·nom·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective

—cy·to·tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb