'Taxon' is the unit of a group of:
Correct answer: B. Taxonomy
- A. Order
- B. Taxonomy
- C. Species
- D. Genus
Explanation
Taxon refers to all the categories in the taxonomic hierarchy. It may be a kingdom, class, order, family, genus, or species. It is any level of grouping of organisms. Each of these categories has been divided further into intermediate categories like subkingdom, subdivision, superclass, subgenus, subspecies, etc. This term was coined by ICBN in 1956.
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