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1.7 Concept of species

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Species is the basic unit of classification. The term species was coined by John Ray , and in his book “ Historia Generalis Plantarum” ( volumes) in described species as a group of morphologically similar organisms arising from a common ancestor. Carolus Linnaeus in his book “ Systema naturae” considered species as the basic unit of classification. Species can be defined as a group of organisms that have similar morphology and physiology and can interbreed to produce fertile

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Species is the basic unit of classification. The term species was coined by John Ray , and in his book “ Historia Generalis Plantarum” ( volumes) in described species as a group of morphologically similar organisms arising from a common ancestor. Carolus Linnaeus in his book “ Systema naturae” considered species as the basic unit of classification. Species can be defined as a group of organisms that have similar morphology and physiology and can interbreed to produce fertile

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