Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence. |
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a) |
Genus |
b) |
Species |
c) |
Phylum |
d) |
Kingdom |
Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence. |
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a) |
Genus |
b) |
Species |
c) |
Phylum |
d) |
Kingdom |
(b) Species is the smallest rank of taxonomic classification modern concept of species is biological species concept (E Mayr; 1942). Mayr defined he species as the group of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups. |