In biology, taxonomic rank is the relative or absolute level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in a hierarchy that reflects evolutionary relationships...
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are given a taxonomic rank; groups of a given rank can be aggregated to form a more inclusive group of higher rank, thus creating a taxonomic hierarchy...
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Order (biology) (redirect from Order (taxonomic rank))
hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used...
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Domain (biology) (redirect from Taxonomic domain)
biological taxonomy, a domain (/dəˈmeɪn/ or /doʊˈmeɪn/) (Latin: regio), also dominion, superkingdom, realm, or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of all...
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independent set Rank of a partition, at least two definitions in number theory Rank of a tensor Rank of a vector bundle Rank statistics Taxonomic rank, in biology...
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Class (biology) (redirect from Class (taxonomy))
class (Latin: classis) is a taxonomic rank, as well as a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank. It is a group of related taxonomic orders. Other well-known...
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Subphylum (redirect from Subdivision (taxonomy))
nomenclature, a subphylum is a taxonomic rank below the rank of phylum. The taxonomic rank of "subdivision" in fungi and plant taxonomy is equivalent to "subphylum"...
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Genus (redirect from Genus (taxonomy))
Genus (/ˈdʒiːnəs/ pl.: genera /ˈdʒɛnərə/) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil...
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Division (biology) (redirect from Subdivision (rank))
a taxonomic rank in biological classification that is used differently in zoology and in botany. In botany and mycology, division refers to a rank equivalent...
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Kingdom (biology) (redirect from Taxonomic kingdom)
In biology, a kingdom is the second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla (singular phylum)...
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