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What is taxonomic family?

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It is a taxonomic category which includes a group of related genera with less similarity as compared to genus and species. For example, the family Felidae includes the genus Felis (cats) and the genus, Panthera (lions, tigers, leopards).
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  2. Differentiate monotypic and polytypic genus?

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  3. What is taxonomic family?

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  4. What is class in classification?

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  6. Write the resultant animal when there is a cross between male lion w...

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  7. Write the resultant animal when there is a cross between Male tiger ...

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  8. What is Binomial nomenclature? What is its significance?

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  9. Write down the binomial names for the following,br> (iii) National Bir...

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  10. Write down the binomial names for the following,br> (iii) National Bir...

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  11. Write down the binomial names for the following,br> (iii) National Bir...

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  12. When do the system of trinomial nomenclature is followed?

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  13. What are the rules of Nomenclature?

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  14. Why are molecular tools used now to study taxonomy ?

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  15. What are the components of taxonomical tools

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  16. Differentiate Museum from zoological park

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  17. Why are molecular tools used now to study taxonomy ?

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  18. Give the abbreviations for the following: ALIS, DAISY, ABIS, SPIDA.

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  19. What are neo-taxonomical tools?

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  20. What do you know about ethology of taxonomical tools?

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