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Species and taxon differ in the following ways: (i) Species represents the basic taxonomic category while the taxon represents any level of taxonomic category. (ii) Species is always monophyletic while a taxon may be monophyletic or polyphyletic. (iii) Species, being a rank, is an abstract term...
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Species and taxon differ in the following ways: (i) Species represents the basic taxonomic category while the taxon represents any level of taxonomic category. (ii) Species is always monophyletic while a taxon may be monophyletic or polyphyletic. (iii) Species, being a rank, is an abstract term while a taxon represents a group of various living beings. read less
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Taxon is the representation of any level of the taxonomic category. It is constructed by individual biological objects. Taxon can be of monophyletic or polyphyletic generation. Species includes all the organisms that are similar to breed and produce fertile offspring. Species is one taxonomic category...
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Taxon is the representation of any level of the taxonomic category. It is constructed by individual biological objects. Taxon can be of monophyletic or polyphyletic generation. Species includes all the organisms that are similar to breed and produce fertile offspring. Species is one taxonomic category and is an abstract term. Species is always monophyletic. read less
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