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Systematic botany delves into the classification and evolutionary relationships of plant species, integrating taxonomy and phylogenetics. It uses morphological and genetic data to construct evolutionary trees, revealing the connections between diverse plant life. Technological advances have refined these methods, enhancing our understanding of plant evolution and taxonomy.
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Systematic botany is a scientific discipline that studies the classification and evolutionary relationships among plant species
Biological classification
Biological classification involves arranging plants into a hierarchy of groups based on shared characteristics
Taxonomy
Taxonomy uses morphological traits and genetic information to classify plants and reflect evolutionary relationships
Phylogenetics
Phylogenetics uses DNA sequences to construct evolutionary trees and understand plant relationships through common ancestry
Systematic botany has evolved from the Linnaean system to modern methods incorporating molecular data and technological advancements
Molecular phylogenetics, using DNA and other molecular data, has greatly influenced our understanding of plant evolution and led to significant revisions in classification
Molecular evidence has reclassified fungi as being closer to animals than plants
The use of molecular data by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group has clarified the phylogenetic relationships among flowering plants and their early diversification
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The study of plants involves organizing them into hierarchical groups like families and ______.
genera
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______, the father of taxonomy, initially used morphological traits to classify plants.
Carl Linnaeus
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Modern taxonomy not only looks at physical traits but also includes ______ data to determine plant relationships.
genetic
