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Taxon: Definition and Hierarchical Examples — NEET Biology

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Define a taxon. Give some examples of taxa at different hierarchical levels.

NCERT Biology · Class 11 · Chapter 1 · Paragraph 37
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Assertion (A): Taxonomic relationships become more difficult to determine at higher categorical levels. Reason (R): Higher taxonomic categories have more shared characteristics among their members than lower categories.

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