cytotaxonomy

One entry found for cytotaxonomy.

Main Entry: cy·to·tax·on·o·my
Pronunciation: "sI-tO-(")tak-'sä-n&-mE
Function: noun
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 /-"tak-s&-'nä-mik/ adjective
- cy·to·tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly /-mi-k(&-)lE/ adverb