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Taxonomy
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Discipline of classifying organisms and assigning each organism a universally accepted name.
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Binomial Nomenclature
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Classification system in which each species is assigned to a two-part scientific name.
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Genus
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Group of closely related species, and the first part of the scientific name in binomial nomenclature.
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Taxon
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Group or level of organization into which organisms are classified.
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Family
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Group of genera that share many characteristics.
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Order
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Group of similar families.
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Class
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Group of similar orders.
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Phylum
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Group of closely related classes.
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Kingdom
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Large taxonomic group, consisting of closely related phyla.
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Phylogeny
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The study of evolutionary relationships among organisms.
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Evolutionary Classification
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Method of grouping organisms together according to their evolutionary history.
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Derived Character
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Characteristic that appears in recent parts of a lineage, but not in its older members.
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Cladogram
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Diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships among a group of organisms.
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Molecular Clock
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Model that uses DNA comparisons to estimate the length of time that two species have been evolving independently.
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Domain
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Most inclusive taxonomic category/larder than a kingdom.
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