| mode of organization; construction and arrangement of tissues, parts, or organs |
| the basic category of biological classification, composed of individuals that resemble one another are able to breed with one another |
taxonomy tax·on·o·my (tāk-sŏn'ə-mē)
n.
The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships.
The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics.
taxonomy (tāk-sŏn'ə-mē) Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) The scientific classification of organisms into specially named groups based either on shared characteristics or on evolutionary relationships as inferred from the fossil record or established by genetic analysis. |
The classification of living things. (See Linnean classification.)