cladistic


cla·dis·tics

C0380800 (klə-dĭs′tĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb) A system of classification based on the presumed phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of groups of organisms.
cla·dis′tic, cla·dis′ti·cal adj.cla·dis′ti·cal·ly adv.

cladistic

(kləˈdɪstɪk) adjrelating to the classification of species based on evolutionary ancestry