taxonomy
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bio/eco
cegep/3
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83 words
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Classification of life
[!abstract] taxon
Each of the taxonomic levelsPl.
taxa
[!abstract] sister taxon
One of the taxa sharing a common ancestor not shared by any other taxon
Taxa are separated by educated opinion.
Taxa of the same level may not have the same level of morphological and genetic diversities.
Levels
From most specific to most inclusive:
- Species
- Genus
- Family
- Order
- Class
- Phylum
- Kingdom
- Domain