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17 kwi 2019 · In biology, a domain refers to the largest of all groups in the classification of life. There are currently 3 agreed groups at this level, the Archaea domain, Bacteria domain, and Eukarya domain.
“Domains” are the top-level classification that categorizes life in the most general way. It’s even more general than asking whether an organism is a plant or an animal. For example, protists, fungi, plants, and animals are part of the eukarya domain.
In biological taxonomy, a domain (/ d ə ˈ m eɪ n / or / d oʊ ˈ m eɪ n /) (Latin: regio [1]), also dominion, [2] superkingdom, realm, or empire, is the highest taxonomic rank of all organisms taken together.
28 kwi 2017 · Domain. A domain is the highest (most general) rank of organisms. Linnaeus did invent some of the taxonomic ranks, but he did not invent the domain rank, which is relatively new. The term domain wasn’t used until 1990, over 250 years after Linnaeus developed his classification system in 1735.
In biology, taxonomy (from Ancient Greek τάξις 'arrangement' and -νομία 'method') is the scientific study of naming, defining (circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.
28 mar 2024 · In biology, a domain is the highest taxonomic rank used to categorize and group organisms based on shared characteristics and evolutionary history.
Definition. Domain is the highest taxonomic rank in the hierarchical biological classification system, above the kingdom level. There are three domains of life, the Archaea, the Bacteria, and the Eucarya.
