Taxonomy

Classification, ordering into groups according to relationships; plant taxonomy is the science whose practitioners (find), describe, classify, identify and name plants.


The science of systematically classifying organisms by emphasizing their relationships at the morphological, anatomical, and molecular levels.


In its narrowest sense, the theory and practice of producing a classification by grouping individuals into species, subspecies etc, and arranging these into larger groups such as families and orders.


The practice or principles of classification generally.


The science of classifying plants, animals and microorganisms into increasingly broader categories based on shared features. Traditionally, organisms were grouped by physical resemblances, but recently other criteria such as genetic matching have also been used.


Science of classifying and naming organisms on Ae basis of natural relationships.


An orderly classification of entities according to their logical relationships with respect to a particular viewpoint, e.g., diagnoses would have different relationships if the point of view were their etiology (cause) or their physiological manifestations.


The laws and principles of classification of living organisms.


 

 


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