The Discipline of Taxonomy Involves ____________

question 34

Multiple Choice

The discipline of taxonomy involves ____________.

• A) the description of the relationship between anatomy and physiology
• B) the classification of organisms into groups based on morphological or genetic similarities
• C) the study of specific atavistic and vestigial characteristics
• D) the determination of the morphometric properties of the living world

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Definitions:

Watson

Refers to James Watson, who, along with Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin, is credited with discovering the double helix structure of DNA.

Crick

Francis Crick, a British molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, known for co-discovering the structure of DNA along with James D. Watson.

Griffith's Transformation

A process discovered by Frederick Griffith in 1928, demonstrating that a substance from dead bacteria could genetically transform living bacteria.

Avery

Refers to Oswald Avery, a bacteriologist who was instrumental in demonstrating that DNA is the substance that causes genetic transformation.