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taxon (pl. taxa), in biology, a term used to denote any group or rank in the classification taxonomy, the study of the relationships of organisms, which includes collection, preservation, and study of specimens, and analysis of data provided by various areas of biological research. ..... Click the link for more information. of organisms, e.g., class, order, family. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| For example, "monkey" was identified as an appropriate taxonomic category, and participants were not asked to distinguish between monkey species. Species is the most fundamental taxonomic category used in all biological classification. |
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