systematics

synonym: taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15088
Study of the diversity of past and present life forms and of relationships among them through time.
Note: Relationships are visualized in cladograms (evolutionary trees, phylogenetic tree phylogenies). Systematics is used to understand the evolutionary history of life on Earth.
See: evolution
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 953 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'systematics' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15088 RIS BibTex EndNote
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