ANAT 5086 Study Guide - Final Guide: Binary Classification, Myriapoda, Crustacean
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Nomos (greek) : rule: species definition, a species is a set of living beings capable of reproducing among themselves (naturally and potentially) and whose descendants are also capable of reproducing among themselves. Mare + donkey sterile or infertile mule: this is because the species barrier is impassable. Today, despite our ability to genetically manipulate the species, we have not yet been able to cross the species barrier and create a new species: evolution of taxonomy or species classification: Aristotle"s divisive or binary classification: method: the classification criterion is chosen a priori (arbitrary starting point), aristotle divides animals into cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals (and then into subcategories), this classification leads to the notion of species, boundary: Aristotle"s divisive classification: division of the anima kingdom only into cold-blooded animals notion of species. Agglomerative classification: method: the criteria is defined by the observer (arbitrary and artificial).
