species and taxonomy Flashcards
Species definition
a group of organisms that can interbred to produce fertile offspring
Courtship behaviour
recognise and reproduce
Reproduction more successful
otherwise infertile offspring produced
species specific
more closely related= more similar courtship behaviour
Mules
Infertile
odd chromosomes in meiosis
mitosis - can still grow
Classification name
phylogenetic classification system
phylogenetic classification system
arranges species into groups based on their evolutionary origins and relationship
TREE
anatomical features
fossils
Base sequence of AA
common ancestors
Hierarchical
small groups placed within large group with no overlapping between groups
Taxonomy
Study of classification - use phylogeny to classify
Taxon
each group
Order
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
class
order
family
genus
species
Binomial naming system
Genus - capital
Species - lower case
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