Biology GCSE
Current classification data
What Current classification data means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Current classification data
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Data used for living organisms, including observable features, DNA base sequences, protein amino acid sequences and biochemical similarities.
Topics that use Current classification data
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Binomial naming
- Binomial system
- Biochemical evidence and DNA sequencing
- Changing classification
- Classification
- Combining multiple evidence sources
- Evidence-based classification
- Evolutionary relationships
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