Question

What Is modern taxonomy?

Answer 1

Taxonomy:

Taxonomy or systematics is the discipline of biology that analyzes many types of species, their interactions with one another, and their evolutionary history.

Modern taxonomy:

1. Modern taxonomy is also known as biosystematics, which is a branch of systematics that uses evolutionary, genetic, and morphological traits to determine taxonomic affinity.
2. Apart from morphological traits, modern taxonomy considers all characteristics of organisms, including genetic constituents, cellular structure, evolutionary relationships, mode of nourishment, reproduction, and so on.
3. Cytotaxonomy, numerical taxonomy, and chemotaxonomy are examples of modern taxonomic development.
4. Phylogenetic classification or classification based on evolutionary relationships or lineages is a feature of modern taxonomy.