hypothetical taxonomic unit

English

Alternative forms

  • HTU

Noun

hypothetical taxonomic unit (plural hypothetical taxonomic units)

  1. An internal node in phylogenetic analysis; an inferred ancestral organism.

See also

References

  • D. Graur and W. Li, Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution, Second Edition (2000)
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