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biosystematic

biosystematic

9.9
The study and classification of living things using information about their genes or environment
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪoʊsɪstəˈmætɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biosistemático
  • The university offers a course on biosystematic approaches to better integrate taxonomy with ecological data.

Examples

  • The SEL specialists perform biosystematic research primarily on insects of agricultural importance and furnish many thousands of identifications annually for USDA agencies, state agricultural organizations, universities, and the general public.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Thompson's fruit fly expert system is just the first step in a much larger project—developing an information database called BIOTA, short for Biosystematic Information on Terrestrial Arthropods.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The researcher focused on biosystematic studies to understand the genetic relationships among various plant species.

  • In her thesis, she explored biosystematic methods to classify the new species discovered in the rainforest.

Synonyms

taxonomic
vsbiosystematic
  • Specialized
6 7.5

Relating to the way scientists group and name living things

integrates biological data like genetics and ecology into classification
taxonomical
vsbiosystematic
  • Specialized
1 8.2

About how people group plants, animals, or other things

uses biological and genetic data to inform classification decisions

Surface Forms

biosystematic positive

Morphology

biosystematic = systematic (semi-transparent) = bio + system + atic

The term is built by adding the biological prefix 'bio-' to 'systematic', but the resulting specialized meaning is only partly predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

Biosystematic combines bio- ('life'), as in biology, and systematic, from system ('an organised set of parts'). So biosystematic describes ways of organising and classifying living things using systematic methods and scientific data.