systematics

Examples of systematics in the following topics:

• Evolution of Viruses

  • The emerging field called virus molecular systematics attempts to do just that through comparisons of sequenced genetic material.

• The Diversity of Life

  • The organizational scheme was based mainly on physical features, as opposed to physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology, all of which are used by modern systematics.

• Phylogenetic Trees

  • Information is used to organize and classify organisms based on evolutionary relationships in a scientific field called systematics.

• Distinguishing between Similar Traits

  • With the advancement of DNA technology, the area of molecular systematics, which describes the use of information on the molecular level including DNA analysis, has blossomed.

• Constructing an Animal Phylogenetic Tree

  • Phylogenetic systematics informs the construction of phylogenetic trees based on shared characters.

• The Structure and Sequence of DNA

  • Knowledge of DNA sequences has become indispensable for basic biological research, and in numerous applied fields such as diagnostics, biotechnology, forensic biology, and biological systematics.

• Scientific Method - The Practice of Science

  • As captured by the Oxford English Dictionary, the essential inviolable commonality of all scientific practice is that it relies on “systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing and modification of hypotheses."