noun
systematics; phylogenetic systematics; systematic taxonomy
Technical term in biology for the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Often used in academic contexts.
系統分類学は生物の進化の歴史を解明する学問だ。
Systematics is the discipline that elucidates the evolutionary history of organisms.
彼は大学で系統分類学を専攻している。
He is majoring in systematic biology at university.