Toggle navigation
Email or Username
Password
Remember
Login
Register
|
I forgot my password
Topic Wise Biology MCQs
All Activity
Q&A
Questions
Hot!
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question
What is numerical taxonomy?
Home
Diversity in Living World - Kingdoms
Diversity of Living Organisms
What is numerical taxonomy?
diversity-of-life
asked
in
Diversity of Living Organisms
by
Lifeeasy Biology
answer
comment
Your comment on this question:
Your name to display (optional):
Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:
Email me if a comment is added after mine
Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.
Anti-spam verification:
To avoid this verification in future, please
log in
or
register
.
Add comment
Cancel
Your answer
Your name to display (optional):
Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:
Email me if my answer is selected or commented on
Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.
Anti-spam verification:
To avoid this verification in future, please
log in
or
register
.
Add answer
Cancel
1
Answer
0
votes
The
application of numerical methods (statistical principles)
in the classification of taxonomic units is called as numerical taxonomy.
This was first given by
Edgar Anderson
.
It is also called as
Phenetics.
It involves
exhaustive numerical (quantitative) estimation
of taxonomic characters from all the parts of a plant as well as from all the stages of the life-cycle.
The numerical data thus obtained is
tabulated systematically
by means of computers.
Numerical taxonomy is summarized in the form
of tree-like diagrams
called
Dendrograms.
The main objective of numerical taxonomy is to
elucidate and illustrate
the degrees of relationship or similarity.
answered
by
Lifeeasy Authors
ask related question
comment
Your comment on this answer:
Your name to display (optional):
Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:
Email me if a comment is added after mine
Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.
Anti-spam verification:
To avoid this verification in future, please
log in
or
register
.
Add comment
Cancel
← Prev Question
Next Question →
Related questions
1
answer
What is chemical taxonomy?
asked
in
Diversity of Living Organisms
by
Lifeeasy Biology
diversity-of-life
1
answer
What is taxonomy in biology?
asked
in
Diversity of Living Organisms
by
Lifeeasy Biology
diversity-of-life
1
answer
Who is the father of taxonomy?
asked
in
Diversity of Living Organisms
by
Lifeeasy Biology
diversity-of-life
1
answer
Need of taxonomy in Biology?
asked
in
Diversity of Living Organisms
by
Lifeeasy Biology
diversity-of-life
1
answer
Who coined the term taxonomy?
asked
in
Diversity of Living Organisms
by
Lifeeasy Biology
diversity-of-life
All categories
Diversity in Living World - Kingdoms
658
Plant Kingdom
246
Animal Kingdom
37
Protista Kingdom
7
Fungi Kingdom
98
Monera Kingdom
0
Bacteria Kingdom
57
Archaea Kingdom
12
Viruses
51
Lichens
27
Algae
78
Classification of Living Organism
5
Characteristics of Living Forms
1
Diversity of Living Organisms
30
Classification of Angiosperms
1
Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants
438
Cell Structure and Function
552
Plant Physiology
705
Human Physiology
443
Genetics and Evolution
369
Biology and Human Welfare
249
Biotechnology
247
Health and Disease
156
Ecology and Environment
109
Reproduction
336