Classification

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Classification

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the process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics

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Taxonomy

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branch of science concerned with classification,

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Binomial nomenclature

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describes the genus that an animal belongs to

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Taxon

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a taxonomic group of any rank, such as a species, family, or class

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Genus

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a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family

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Family

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one of the eight major taxonomic ranks

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Order

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the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms

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Class

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class is a taxonomic rank, as well as a taxonomic unit

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Phylum

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a level of classification or taxonomic rank below Kingdom and above Class

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Division

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refers to a rank equivalent to phylum

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Kingdom

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taxonomic category of the highest rank

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Domain

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highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy

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Phylogeny

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the evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms

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Characters

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any observable feature, or trait, of an organism, whether acquired or inherited

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Molecular clock

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term for a technique that uses the mutation rate

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Cladistics

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classification of animals and plants according to the proportion of measurable characteristics

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Cladogram

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a branching diagram showing the cladistic relationship between a number of species

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Archaea

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Any of the unicellular microorganisms that is genetically distinct from bacteria

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Protists

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eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as a plant, animal, or fungus

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Fungus

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living organisms or that feed upon dead organic material