Morphology
형태학
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<speciesfyi-glossary slug="morphology"></speciesfyi-glossary>Definition
The branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
Detailed Explanation
Morphology connects evolutionary history to ecological function — a bird's wing shape predicts its flight style, and a mammal's tooth pattern reveals its diet. Comparative morphology was the foundation of taxonomy before molecular tools existed. Today, morphology combined with genetics provides a fuller picture: sometimes convergent morphology masks deep evolutionary divergence that only DNA reveals.