Cytotaxonomy

Cytotaxonomy is the classification of organisms using comparative studies of chromosomes during meosis.

Cytotaxonomy is a branch of taxonomy that uses the characteristics of cellular structures to classify organisms.

Often, cytological evidence is accompanied and strengthened by other analyses, including genomics and DNA-based phylogenies.

Cytology has contributed to tracking the evolutionary history of many organisms, especially primates and flowering plants.

As example, karyotype comparisons have largely clarified the evolution of Arabidopsis thaliana[3] and of saffron crocus,[4] though there are many more studies that deserve highlighting.