CLASSIFYING A GROUP OF SPECIES OR REVISION GROUP
Revision of group is the delimitation (separation) of species
by finding out the common characters amongst species and placing them
successively into higher taxonomic categories (order, family, class, etc) on
the basis of their similarities and evolutionary relationship (patterns of
descent of organism or evolutionary tree of an organism).
In sexually reproducing organisms, reproductive isolation
(separation) from other and free interbreeding amongst members under natural
conditions is the best criteria for delimitation of species. Evidence from
morphology (study of outer structure), anatomy (study of internal structures),
embryology (study of embryo), cytology (study of cell), chromosomes, and
molecular biology are used to support of the same.
In organism reproducing asexually, morphotaxonomy
(classifying the organism on the basis of morphology), cytotaxonomy
(classifying the organism on the basis of cell structure and unction), karyotaxonomy
(classifying the organism on the basis of nucleus or chromosomes),
chemotaxonomy (classifying the organism on the basis of chemical constituents),
and biochemical taxonomy (classifying the organism on the basis of
biomolecules) are used for their delimitation.
After delimitation of the species, the resemblances amongst
the species are measured and correlated characters are selected for further
grouping.
Correlated
characters are common similar and related features which occur in all
the member of the group and used for delimiting.
Each group has some primitive
or ancestral character present in whole group.
Also have some conservative
characters which do not change much.
The group is distinguished from other group by the presence
of derived characters which have
evolved (gained) in the group.
Homology indicates
how an ancestral character has been modified in the group.
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