dendrogram

[ den-druh-gram ]

noun

, Biology.

1. a treelike diagram depicting evolutionary changes from ancestral to descendant forms, based on shared characteristics.

dendrogram

/ ˈdɛndrəʊˌɡræm /

noun

1. any branching diagram, such as a cladogram, showing the interconnections between treelike organisms

Word History and Origins

Origin of dendrogram¹

dendro- + -gram ¹

Example Sentences

The diagram on the right illustrates how ADAR1 and ADAR2 targets are determined by comparing their editing ratios. d, Heat map and dendrogram of hierarchical clustering of editing sites using editing ratios between either Adar1E861A/E861AIfih1−/− or Adar2−/−Gria2R/R and wild-type mice in five adult mouse tissues.

From Nature

The dendrogram was drawn based on the distance metric computed by non-repetitive coding sites.

From Nature

The diagram on the right illustrates how ADAR1 and ADAR2 targets are determined by comparing their editing ratios. d, Heat map and dendrogram of hierarchical clustering of editing sites using editing ratios between either Adar1E861A/E861AIfih1−/− or Adar2−/−Gria2R/R and wild-type mice in five adult mouse tissues.

From Nature

The dendrogram on top represents the distances between tissue samples.

From Nature

The dendrogram was drawn based on the distance metric computed by non-repetitive coding sites.

From Nature