Taxonomy

taxonomy
scientific classification of an organism as a whole
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Taxonomy (from Greek verb tassein = "to classify" and nomos = law, science, cf "economy") may refer to:
the science of classifying living things (see alpha taxonomy)
a system of classification in some other field ...
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Taxonomy: Classifying Life
At least 1.7 million species of living organisms have been discovered, and the list grows longer every year (especially of insects in the tropical rain forest). How are they to be classified?
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Mathematically, a taxonomy is a tree structure of classifications for a given set of objects. At the top of this structure is a single classification, the root node, that applies to all objects.
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Taxonomy, the practice of classifying biodiversity, has a venerable history.
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Taxonomy is that branch of biology dealing with the identification and naming of organisms. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle apparently began the discussion on taxonomy.
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Taxonomy
The classification of organisms.
Telomere
The terminal part of a linear chromosome. Replication of the ends of linear DNA molecules requires specialized enzymes or structures.
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taxonomy -- The science of naming and classifying organisms.
tectonic -- adj. Describing the forces that cause the movements and deformation of Earth's crust on a large scale, also describes the resulting structures or features from these forces.
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taxonomy
[Gk. taxis, arrange, put in order + nomos, law]
The branch of biology concerned with naming and classifying the diverse forms of life.
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taxonomy The description of species and the classification of organisms into groups that reflect evolutionary relationships. See phylogenetic systematics, evolutionary systematics, and numerical taxonomy. Also systematics.
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Taxonomy
Cetaceans are divided into two suborders:
The baleen whales are characterized by the baleen, a sieve-like structure in the upper jaw made of keratin, which they use to filter plankton from the water. They are the largest whales.
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Clicking on Taxonomy reports just above the Graphical Display will open a new browser window that displays BLAST results in three different views: Organism Report, Lineage Report, and Taxonomy Report. Organism Report groups all hits by organism.
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The dominant classification system is called Linnaean taxonomy, which includes ranks and binomial nomenclature.
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Another criticism of the BSC comes from the cladistic school of taxonomy (e.g. Donoghue 1985). The cladists argue that sexual compatibility is a primitive trait.
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NOTE: Terms are arranged according to the following subject categories: biogeography, ecology, evolution, landscape ecology, and taxonomy.
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Taxonomy The field of science that classifies life.
Topotype One or more specimens collected at the same location as the type series regardless of whether they are part of the type series.
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