morphological taxonomy
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nounfemininepl: morphological taxonomies / taxonomias morfológicas
taxonomia morfológica
1. A system of biological classification based on the observable physical characteristics, structures, and forms of organisms rather than genetic or molecular data.
Before DNA analysis became available, morphological taxonomy was the primary method for classifying species.
Antes da análise de DNA se tornar disponível, a taxonomia morfológica era o método principal para classificar espécies.
2. The practice of organizing and identifying organisms according to their external and internal anatomical features.
The researcher used morphological taxonomy to distinguish between closely related bird species.
O pesquisador utilizou taxonomia morfológica para distinguir entre espécies de pássaros intimamente relacionadas.
This term is primarily used in academic and scientific contexts in both Brazil and the United States. In Brazilian universities and research institutions, morphological taxonomy represents a foundational approach to biology education, though it has been increasingly supplemented or replaced by molecular and genetic methods. The term reflects the historical development of biological sciences before modern genetic sequencing technologies became available.
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