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Who were the founders of the 'evolutionary synthesis'?
Who were the founders of the 'evolutionary synthesis'?
Ernst Mayr, Gaylord Simpson, and G. Ledyard Stebbins
What new disciplines were promoted in the late nineteenth century to understand the limits and relationships of groups like genera and families?
What new disciplines were promoted in the late nineteenth century to understand the limits and relationships of groups like genera and families?
Anatomy, cytology, and plant chemistry
What system of relationships was proposed by Arthur Cronquist in the latter part of the twentieth century?
What system of relationships was proposed by Arthur Cronquist in the latter part of the twentieth century?
A system of relationships building on earlier works
What was phenetics, or numerical taxonomy, focused on in the 1960s?
What was phenetics, or numerical taxonomy, focused on in the 1960s?
What is Cladistics known for in terms of hypothesizing relationships among organisms?
What is Cladistics known for in terms of hypothesizing relationships among organisms?
Which botanist proposed Cladistics as a method for hypothesizing relationships among organisms?
Which botanist proposed Cladistics as a method for hypothesizing relationships among organisms?
What was one of the main aims of phenetics in the 1960s?
What was one of the main aims of phenetics in the 1960s?
What were the new disciplines promoted in the late nineteenth century expected to solve?
What were the new disciplines promoted in the late nineteenth century expected to solve?
What did botanists working at herbaria focus on in the late nineteenth century?
What did botanists working at herbaria focus on in the late nineteenth century?
What was G. Ledyard Stebbins known for?
What was G. Ledyard Stebbins known for?
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