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phylogeny |
the evolutionary history of a species or group of species. |
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systematics |
a discipline focused on classifying organisms and determining their evolutionary relationships. Biologists use these to reconstruct and interpret phylogenies. example on pg. 548 figure 26.2 |
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taxonomy |
how organisms are named and classified |
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binomial |
A latin scientific name for organisms. First part is the genus Second part is the specific epithet. First letter of genus is capitalized and the entire binomial is italicized. |
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genus |
first part of binomial, (plural, genera) to which the species belongs |
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specific epithet |
second part of binomial, is unique for each species within the genus. |
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taxon |
the named taxonomic unit at any level of the hierarchy |
