cytotaxonomy

noun cy·to·tax·on·o·my \ˌsīt-ō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsän-ə-mē\

plural cy·to·tax·on·o·mies

Medical Definition of CYTOTAXONOMY

: study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes

: the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism

—cy·to·tax·o·nom·ic \-ˌtak-sə-ˈnäm-ik\ also cy·to·tax·o·nom·i·cal \-i-kəl\ adjective

—cy·to·tax·o·nom·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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