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Phenetic is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Phenetic in a sentence

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Phenetic | Phenetics | Pheneticists

Phenetic meaning

Of, or relating to, phenetics.

Using Phenetic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, or relating to, phenetics.
  • In the example corpus, phenetic often appears in combinations such as: phenetic methods.

Context around Phenetic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

cladistics 1×

Often after:

methods 2× analyses 1× analysis 1×

Sentence patterns with Phenetic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

analyses as phenetic methods do 1× from cladistics phenetic analyses do 1× in a phenetic analysis the 1× phenetic methods have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

difference from cladistics 1× in a phenetic 1× phenetic methods have 1×

Common sentence endings:

all songbirds already 1× from apomorphic traits 1× or several lineages 1×

Words around Phenetic

Just before it in the word index:

phenethylamine 3 phenergan 3 phenelzine 3 phen 2 phemius 3 phelps 174

Just after it in the word index:

pheneticists 2 phenetics 7 phenix 16 phenobarbital 2 phenol 34 phenolate 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Phenetic

  • In this selection, "phenetic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, cladistics, methods, analyses and analysis stand out and add context to how "phenetic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include analyses as phenetic methods do and from cladistics phenetic analyses do. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "phenetic" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with phenetic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Phenetic methods have become relatively rare in modern times, largely superseded by cladistic analyses, as phenetic methods do not distinguish plesiomorphic from apomorphic traits. (24 words)

Difference from cladistics Phenetic analyses do not distinguish between plesiomorphies - traits that are inherited from an ancestor (and therefore phylogenetically uninformative) - and apomorphies - traits that evolved anew in one or several lineages. (32 words)

In a phenetic analysis, the large degree of overall similarity found among the Corvida will make them appear to be monophyletic too, but their shared traits were present in the ancestors of all songbirds already. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

In a phenetic analysis, the large degree of overall similarity found among the Corvida will make them appear to be monophyletic too, but their shared traits were present in the ancestors of all songbirds already. (35 words)

Difference from cladistics Phenetic analyses do not distinguish between plesiomorphies - traits that are inherited from an ancestor (and therefore phylogenetically uninformative) - and apomorphies - traits that evolved anew in one or several lineages. (32 words)

Phenetic methods have become relatively rare in modern times, largely superseded by cladistic analyses, as phenetic methods do not distinguish plesiomorphic from apomorphic traits. (24 words)

Example sentences (3)

Phenetic methods have become relatively rare in modern times, largely superseded by cladistic analyses, as phenetic methods do not distinguish plesiomorphic from apomorphic traits.

Difference from cladistics Phenetic analyses do not distinguish between plesiomorphies - traits that are inherited from an ancestor (and therefore phylogenetically uninformative) - and apomorphies - traits that evolved anew in one or several lineages.

In a phenetic analysis, the large degree of overall similarity found among the Corvida will make them appear to be monophyletic too, but their shared traits were present in the ancestors of all songbirds already.

Common combinations with phenetic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "phenetic" in a sentence?
An example: "Phenetic methods have become relatively rare in modern times, largely superseded by cladistic analyses, as phenetic methods do not distinguish plesiomorphic from apomorphic traits." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "phenetic" from authentic English texts.
What does "phenetic" mean?
Phenetic means: Of, or relating to, phenetics.
How many example sentences with "phenetic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "phenetic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.