tree thinking

Noun

uncountable

(biology) A phylogenetic method of analysing evolutionary phenomena that uses the visualization of lineages as tree-like structures.

Japanese Meaning

生物学における、進化現象を解析するための方法で、血統や系譜を樹形図のように視覚化する手法

Scientists use tree thinking to reconstruct evolutionary relationships and explain how traits have been inherited across lineages.

科学者たちは系統学的思考を用いて進化的関係を再構築し、形質が系統を通じてどのように受け継がれてきたかを説明する。

Sense（1）

(biology) A phylogenetic method of analysing evolutionary phenomena that uses the visualization of lineages as tree-like structures.