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Introduction Taxonomy is the classification of living organisms. Homo sapiens Taxonomy Id: 9606 Preferred common name: human Rank: species Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard) Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 Other names: man[common name] Lineage( abbreviated ): Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Eutheria; Primates; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Reading
This is the top level of the taxonomy database maintained by NCBI/GenBank. You can explore any of the taxa listed below by clicking it. Archaea Eubacteria Eukaryota Viroids Viruses Other Unclassified This is a searchable index. You can enter the name of superspecific taxa (e.g., Porifera) or the name of a particular organism (e.g., Thalarctos maritimus for the polar bear or polar bear itself). Query: Use query string as : complete match wild card search set of tokens These are direct WWW links to some of the organisms most commonly used in molecular research projects: Arabidopsis thaliana Caenorhabditis elegans Danio rerio (zebrafish) Drosophila Escherichia coli Hepatitis C virus Homo sapiens Mus musculus Mycoplasma Oryza sativa Plasmodium falciparum Pneumocystis carinii Rattus Saccharomyces cerevisiae Schizosaccharomyces pombe Xenopus laevis
Other Local copies of Taxon Entries Eukaryotes Rat
Taxonomy Terms Archaebacteria- [Greek, archein = to begin], also called the Archaea The kingdom (or "domain") of single-celled organisms that live under extreme environmental conditions and have distinctive biochemical features. Eubacteria- [Greek, eu = true] The commonly occurring prokaryotes that live in water or soil, or within larger organisms; Archaebacteria and Eubacteria differ from each other in their metabolic abilities, the composition of their membranes, and the structure of their ribosomes. eukaryotic- [Greek, eu= true + karyon= nucleus] Referring to cells that contain a nucleus and other membrane bounded organelles. Fungi- The kingdom that includes heterotrophic organisms,both multicellular and single-celled organisms. heterotroph- [Greek, heteros= other + trophe= nourishment] An organism that cannot derive energy from sunlight or from inorganic chemicals but must obtain energy by degrading organic molecules.
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