Concept cluster: Biology > Taxonomic categories
adj
Of, due to, or pertaining to an allotype.
adj
Of or pertaining to an antitype.
adj
(taxonomy, of a taxon) Distinguished by such characteristics
n
(taxonomy) A hypotype that has supplementary descriptions
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to an apotype
adj
Apotypic with regards to its own taxonomic category.
n
Alternative form of autapomorphy [(cladistics) A derived trait that is unique to a particular taxon]
n
(taxonomy) A taxonomic method that uses a short genetic marker in an organism's DNA to identify it as belonging to a particular species.
n
The hypothesis that biological factors such as an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine the majority of psychological and behavioural traits.
adj
Relating to a biotype.
n
(biology) A measure of the degree of common ancestry of two (or more) individuals
adj
Of or pertaining to congeners (organisms of the same genus)
n
A rule stating that population lineages tend to increase in body size over evolutionary time.
adj
(linguistics) Of or relating to a cryptotype.
n
A local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment.
adj
Relating to an ecomorph
n
Any morphological modification caused by, or related to, specific ecological conditions
adj
Relating to an ecophenotype.
n
ecotype
adj
Of or pertaining to an ecotype
adv
As or relating to an ecotype.
n
(taxonomy) An additional, clarifying type (specimen or illustration) of a species or lower-order taxon, provided when the holotype and paratypes from the original classification are demonstrably ambiguous or insufficient.
n
(taxonomy) The identification and naming of an epitype
v
(taxonomy) To identify and name an epitype
n
(entomology, taxonomy, rare) An additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.
adj
Relating to an ergotype
adj
Alternative form of etypical [(biology) Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type.]
adj
(dated) Relating to eugenics.
adj
Relating to a different species
n
(genetics, taxonomy) A species (group of organisms that can interbreed) identified and characterised by means of genetics.
adv
With reference to a genotype
n
(taxonomy) Any of two or more type specimens of protistans, where the type consists of two or more specimens of directly related individuals representing distinct stages in the life cycle, and collectively treated as a single entity. Lectotypes cannot be designated from among them.
adj
Relating to a holotype
adj
Of or relating to the hyponome
n
(taxonomy) A specimen, whose details has been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species
n
(taxonomy) A picture of a type specimen
n
A specimen identified as belonging to a specific taxon by the author of that taxon, but collected from somewhere other than the type locality
adj
Relating to ideotypes
adj
Of or pertaining to an idiotype
n
(genetics) The movement of a gene from one species to another.
n
(taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of a lectotype.
n
(taxonomy) A duplicate specimen of a neotype.
adj
Relating to a lectotype.
n
(taxonomy) The process, or the result of lectotypifying
v
(taxonomy) To identify and document a lectotype
n
(biology) A topotype of a species which is confirmed as belonging to that species by the author who originally described it
n
(ecology) A population of organisms that have a shared morphology
n
The totality of morphological features of a species
n
(biology) A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, according to Ernst Haeckel.
n
(taxonomy) A taxon of a group of organisms classified according to morphology alone
adj
Relating to a morphotype
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to a neotype
n
(taxonomy) A new specimen of a previously described species which, in order to maintain nomenclatural stability or solve doubtful or confusing identities, is designated to serve as the type specimen, possibly replacing a previous holotype or neotype
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to a neotype; neotypal.
adj
Of or relating to a neotype; neotypal; neotypic.
n
(taxonomy) The designation of a neotype
v
To designate a neotype
n
The act or fact of designating a neotype.
adj
(taxonomy) Relating to oligotyping or to oligotypes
adj
relating to an ombrotype
adj
Relating to an optotype
n
(taxonomy) The original published name for a group of genetically related organisms.
adj
Relating to orthotypes.
n
(biology) A paratype found in the same locality as the holotype
adj
Relating to a paratype
n
The classification of paratypes
adj
(systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics.
n
A type or character used in phonotypy.
adj
Relating to phylotype.
adj
Archaic spelling of phenotypical. [Of or pertaining to a phenotype.]
adj
Of or pertaining to a prototype
adj
Of or pertaining to a prototype; prototypical
n
(botany) The act of typifying again (selection of a new type specimen or type species).
adj
Relating to a ribotype
adj
Synonym of serotypical
adj
Of or pertaining to serotypes
v
(transitive) To classify (a person) by physical build.
n
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species is/are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or written with a stenotype
adj
Relating to stereotypy.
n
A subphenotype of an ecotype
adj
Relating to subecotypes
n
A subset of morphologies
adj
Being or relating to a syntype.
n
(taxonomy, biology, rare) A type specimen explicitly designated to show microscopic structure.
n
(taxonomy) A specimen from the type locality.
adj
Relating to, or derived from a topotype
adj
of, relating to, or being a type; typical
adj
Relating to a type
adj
(biology) Pertaining to a distinct variety of organism.
adj
Relating to a xenotype
adj
Being or pertaining to a zeotype.

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