-
phylogeny of Earth's
various organisms through time. Today's[update]
systematists generally make
extensive use of
molecular biology and of
computer programs...
- out a
system for the "natural classification" of plants.
Since then,
systematists continue to
construct accurate classifications encomp****ing the diversity...
-
Evolutionary taxonomy,
evolutionary systematics or
Darwinian classification is a
branch of
biological classification that s****s to
classify organisms using...
- and
stability are, of course, a
result of the
acceptance by
working systematists (biologists
specializing in taxonomy), not
merely of the
binomial names...
- in the last few decades, it
remains to be seen
whether a
majority of
systematists will
eventually adopt the
PhyloCode or
continue using the
current systems...
-
changed to
include all four
extant genera of
great apes. Sometimes,
systematists propose novel cir****scriptions that do not
address paraphyly. For example...
-
contain the most
recent common ancestor of all its members; this
group is not seen as a
taxonomic unit and is not
considered a
taxon by
modern systematists....
- characteristics, and not
simply based upon differences. Like many
contemporary systematists, he
established the idea of a
taxonomic hierarchy of
classification based...
-
Molecular phylogenetics (/məˈlɛkjʊlər ˌfaɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪks, mɒ-, moʊ-/) is the
branch of
phylogeny that
analyzes genetic,
hereditary molecular differences...
- plesiomorphy) from its
excluded descendants.[citation needed] Also, some
systematists recognize paraphyletic groups as
being involved in
evolutionary transitions...