Systematic biology (bio404)
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SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY (BIO404)PRESENTED BY:GROUP THREE (3)RESEARCH TOPIC: BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL TAXONOMY INTRODUCTION Plants are extremely complex and diverse, there are millions of different plant species, some of which have not been fully discovered and studied yet! All plants are made up of similar parts that are essential in maintaining their survival. However, they differ in characteristics, and these differences in characteristics have enabled scientists in classifying plants appropriately. These classification is referred to as taxonomy. What then is taxonomy? Biological taxonomy? and Biochemical taxonomy? TAXONOMY: (taxis and nomos) Plant taxonomy can be defined as the branch of botany which deals with characterization, identification, classification and nomenclature of plants based on their similarities and differences. BIOLOGICAL TAXONOMY BIOCHEMICAL TAXONOMY Biological taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining and classifying groups of biological organisms based on natural or physical sheared characteristics. Plant taxonomy also known as chemotaxonomy can be defined as the branch of botany which deals with characterization, identification, classification and nomenclature of plants based on their chemical constituents. THE GOALS OF PLAT TAXONOMY ARE:THE GOALS OF PLAT TAXONOMY ARE:
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