Clade

A clade is a biological group of species with a common evolutionary ancestor. Such a group is called a ''monophyletic'' group. The classification system based on clades is called ''cladistics''. The clade stands in contrast to the taxon, which is the classical taxonomic grouping. The clade is used in PhyloCode. Scientific classification

See other meanings of words starting from letter:

C

CA | CB | CD | CE | CF | CG | CH | CI | CJ | CK | CL | CM | CN | CO | CP | CR | CS | CT | CU | CW | CX | CY | CZ |

Words begining with Clade:

Clade
Cladeos
Clader
Cladera_(town)
Clades
Cladeus
Clade_Cahen