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Botany

Plant Taxonomy and Systematics

Science > Biology > Branches of Biology > Botany > Plant Taxonomy and Systematics Plant taxonomy and systematics are branches of botany concerned with the classification, identification, naming, and organization of plants into hierarchical groups based on shared characteristics and evolutionary relationships. List of Sub-Topics in Plant Taxonomy and Systematics: Biology is a branch of […]

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General Biology

Binomial Nomenclature

Science > Biology > General Biology > Diversity of Living Organisms > Binomial Nomenclature Biologists follow universally accepted principles to provide scientific names to known organisms. Each name has two components – the Generic name (genus) and the specific epithet (species name). Hence the system is called binomial nomenclature. We can compare the generic (genus) […]

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General Biology

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Science > Biology > General Biology > Diversity of Living Organisms > Taxonomic Hierarchy In this article, we shall study the taxonomic hierarchy and the concept of species. The Concept of Species: A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding is called species. They are usually described in […]