cy·to·tax·on·o·my
ˌsī-tō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsä-nə-mē 
1
: study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes
2
: the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism
cy·to·tax·o·nom·ic
ˌsī-tō-ˌtak-sə-ˈnä-mik
variants
or less commonly cytotaxonomical
: of, relating to, or employing the methods of cytotaxonomy
cytotaxonomically
adverb
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cytotaxonomy
noun
cy·to·tax·on·o·my
ˌsīt-ō-(ˌ)tak-ˈsän-ə-mē
plural cytotaxonomies
1
: study of the relationships and classification of organisms using both classical systematic techniques and comparative studies of chromosomes
2
: the nuclear cytologic makeup of a kind of organism
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