Biology GCSE
Binomial system
What Binomial system means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A system in which organisms are named by genus and species, with the name always written as genus followed by species, never reversed.
Topics that use Binomial system
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Binomial naming
- Biochemical evidence and DNA sequencing
- Changing classification
- Classification
- Combining multiple evidence sources
- Current classification data
- Evidence-based classification
- Evolutionary relationships
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