Cladogram

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002095",
  "term": "Cladogram",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A branching diagram used in cladistics to illustrate hypothetical evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms. Each branch point, or node, represents a hypothetical common ancestor, and the branches extend to descendant groups. The arrangement of branches reflects the relative recency of common ancestry, not the degree of morphological similarity.",
  "synonyms": [
    "evolutionary tree",
    "phylogenetic tree"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 857 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/cladogram/"
}