Cladogram of 161 dog breeds published

[DrKrettin]

The relationships between modern dog breeds are shown in this cladogram published in Cell Reports. An impressive diagram.

[studiot]

+1 for introducing me to the word of the week.

 

I have never heard of a cladogram or cladistics, but now I've not found it in any of my science dictionaries I'm sure the knowledge will come in useful someday.

 

 

Plus some lukewarm praise for Mr Wiki who has at least heard of the words.

 

Don't our biological colleagues have some interesting terms?

 

I'm a strictly mechanical human.

Edited April 26, 2017 by studiot

[DrKrettin]

I have never heard of a cladogram or cladistics, but now i've not found it in any of my dictionaries I'm sure the knowledge will come in useful someday.

 

 

I had never heard of a cladogram either, but I had the advantage of being familiar with the prickly pear cactus, a species of opuntia which is endemic where I live. The characteristic fat branches are called pachyclades, from the Greek pachus + klados = fat branch. Duh.

Edited April 26, 2017 by DrKrettin