hypothetical taxonomic unit

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhypothetical taxonomic unit (plural hypothetical taxonomic units)

plural hypothetical taxonomic units · alternative HTU

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