
Foundations in Microbiology
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ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.6, Problem 15CYP
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The basis for a phylogenetic system of classification.
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Taxonomy is a system by which all living organisms are classified and organized. There are different methods for deciding the taxonomic category of an organism, but all of them take into consideration the evolutionary history and relatedness of each organism. This relatedness between groups of living organisms is known as ‘phylogeny’.
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