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the classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common
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Chemotaxonomy — (from chemistry and taxonomy), also called chemosystematics, is the attempt to classify and identify organisms (originally plants), according to demonstrable differences and similarities in their biochemical compositions. The compounds studied in … Wikipedia
chemotaxonomy — [kem′ōtaks än′ə mē] n. the biological classification of plants and animals using comparative biochemistry, esp. by studying certain proteins … English World dictionary
chemotaxonomy — noun Date: 1963 the classification of plants and animals based on similarities and differences in biochemical composition • chemotaxonomic adjective • chemotaxonomist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemotaxonomy — chemotaxonomic /kee moh tak seuh nom ik, kem oh /, chemotaxonomical, adj. chemotaxonomically, adv. chemotaxonomist, n. /kee moh tak son euh mee, kem oh /, n. Biochem., Biol. the identification and classification of organisms by comparative… … Universalium
chemotaxonomy — che·mo·taxonomy … English syllables
chemotaxonomy — che•mo•tax•on•o•my [[t]ˌki moʊ tækˈsɒn ə mi, ˌkɛm oʊ [/t]] n. bio biochem. the classification of organisms by comparative analysis of their biochemical composition • Etymology: 1960–65 che mo•tax o•nom′ic səˈnɒm ɪk adj. che mo•tax o•nom′i•cal•ly … From formal English to slang
chemotaxonomy — … Useful english dictionary
chemotaxonomic — adjective see chemotaxonomy … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemotaxonomist — noun see chemotaxonomy … New Collegiate Dictionary
Систематика — (от греч. systematikos упорядоченный, относящийся к системе) область знания, в рамках которой решаются задачи упорядоченного определённым образом обозначения и описания всей совокупности объектов, образующих некоторую сферу реальности.… … Большая советская энциклопедия
