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A taxonomic group of any rank is called
A taxonomic group of any rank is called
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The correct option is D Taxon
- A taxon is a taxonomic group or taxonomic unit. Each category is referred to as a unit of classification in fact, represents a rare and is commonly termed as taxon. Many modern systematics, such as advocates of phylogenetic nomenclature, use cladistic methods that require taxa to be monophyletic.
- The term taxon is a collection of more than one population of the organisms or organism seen by the taxonomists for forming a unit. There are seven main taxanomic ranks: kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, species.
- The term taxon was first used in 1926 by Adolf Meyer for animal groups, but the term taxon was coined by Linnaeus.
So the correct option is taxon.
- A taxon is a taxonomic group or taxonomic unit. Each category is referred to as a unit of classification in fact, represents a rare and is commonly termed as taxon. Many modern systematics, such as advocates of phylogenetic nomenclature, use cladistic methods that require taxa to be monophyletic.
- The term taxon is a collection of more than one population of the organisms or organism seen by the taxonomists for forming a unit. There are seven main taxanomic ranks: kingdom, phylum or division, class, order, family, genus, species.
- The term taxon was first used in 1926 by Adolf Meyer for animal groups, but the term taxon was coined by Linnaeus.
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