noun
cladistics
A method of biological classification based on shared derived characteristics and evolutionary relationships.
分岐学は、生物の系統関係を推定する手法の一つです。
Cladistics is one method for estimating the phylogenetic relationships of organisms.
Compound of 分岐 (branching, divergence) and 学 (study, -ology). The term is a direct translation of the English 'cladistics', from Greek klados (branch).