cytotaxonomy \cy`to*tax*on"o*my\
(s[imac]`t[-o]*t[a^]ks*[o^]n"[-o]*m[y^]), n. (Biology)
A branch of taxonomy which uses the characteristics of
cellular structures, such as somatic chromosomes, to classify
organisms.
[PJC] -- {cy`to*tax*on"o*mist}, n. -- {cy`to*tax`o*nom"ic},
a. -- {cy`to*tax`o*nom"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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