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What are the essential features of organisms that form the basis of modern taxonomic studies.

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  • Taxonomy is a branch of biology which deals with the study of principles and procedures of classification, nomenclature and identification.
  • Essential features that form the basis of modern taxonomic studies are:-
1) Study of morphology (external structure and forms of animals).
2) Cytology (cell structure).
3) Embryology (development processes).
4) Ecological relationships.
5) Genetics
6) Biochemistry

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