Type (biology)
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type-biology-163-4004765
title:
Type (biology)
text:
In biology, a type is a particular specimen of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an example that serves to anchor or centralizes the defining features of that particular taxon. In older usage, a type was a taxon rather than a specimen. A taxon is a scientifically named grouping of organisms with other like organisms, a set that includes some organisms and excludes others, based on a detailed published description and on th
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encyclopedia
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Specimen(s) to which a scientific name is formally attached
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_(biology)
date created:
2004-03-17T18:10:47Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T07:05:48Z
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