The natural order of organisms is a divergent inclusive hierarchy and that hierarchy is recognized by taxic homology.
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- What does it mean?
- Organisms are arranged in a divergent inclusive hierarchy, recognized by taxic homology.
- In plain terms
- Living things form a branching, inclusive hierarchy identified by taxic similarity.
- What can you take from it?
- Biological classification follows a branching hierarchy based on shared traits.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why is a divergent hierarchy useful in biology?
- What does taxic homology reveal about species?
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