Systematics

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011782",
  "term": "Systematics",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The scientific discipline focused on understanding the evolutionary relationships among organisms and their diversification. This field involves the classification of living things based on shared ancestry and genetic characteristics. It encompasses taxonomy, which deals with naming and classifying organisms, and phylogenetics, which reconstructs evolutionary history.",
  "synonyms": [
    "taxonomy"
  ],
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cladogram",
    "evolution",
    "phylogenetics"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 953 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/systematics/"
}