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research topic > natural science > biology > genetics > operational taxonomic unit

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operational taxonomic unit  

Definition

  • [Henderson's] (1) any group of living organisms, e.g. genus or species, designated by numerical taxo­nomy; (2) any object that can be used as the unit to be ranked in a phylogenetic tree, e.g. a species, protein sequence or DNA sequence.

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Entry terms

  • OTU

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  • MS Academic Keyword

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21637

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