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BIODEVERSITY |
the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. |
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taxonomy |
the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics |
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taxon |
In biology, a taxon is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. |
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kingdom |
the highest category in taxonomic classification |
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binomal nomenclature |
Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages |
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subspecies |
a taxonomic category that ranks below species, usually a fairly permanent geographically isolated race |
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systematics |
the branch of biology that deals with classification and nomenclature |
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phylogentics |
Phylogenetics is the branch of life science concerned with the analysis of molecular sequencing data to study evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms |
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phylogenetic diagagram |
A phylogenetic tree or evolutionary tree is a branching diagram or "tree" showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various biological species or other entities—their phylogeny—based upon similarities and differences in their physical or genetic characteristics |
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cladistics |
a method of classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics that they have in common |
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shared character |
Shared, meaning that one organism shares a common characteristic with another species |
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derived character |
Shared, meaning that one organism shares a common characteristic with another species |
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clade |
a group of organisms believed to have evolved from a common ancestor, according to the principles of cladistics |
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cladogram |
A cladogram is a diagram used in cladistics which shows relations among organisms |
