Definition of Chemotaxonomy

1. Noun. (biochemistry genetics) the classification or taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry, especially on differences in amino acid sequence in proteins that the organisms have in common ¹

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Definition of Chemotaxonomy

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemotaxonomy

chemosyntheses
chemosynthesis
chemosynthetic
chemosynthetically
chemosystematics
chemotactic
chemotactic factors
chemotactic protein methylesterase
chemotactically
chemotaxes
chemotaxis
chemotaxis methyltransferase
chemotaxonomic
chemotaxonomies
chemotaxonomist
chemotaxonomy (current term)
chemothalamectomies
chemothalamectomy
chemothalamotomy
chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic agent
chemotherapeutic agents
chemotherapeutic index
chemotherapeutical
chemotherapeutics
chemotherapies
chemotherapist
chemotherapists
chemotherapy
chemotherapy drug sensitivity test

Literary usage of Chemotaxonomy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology of Algae: A Bibliography by Virginia Stone (1994)
"Descriptors: rhodophyta; ribosomal rna; ribosomal dna; nucleotide sequences; chloroplasts; evolution; chemotaxonomy; genes; transfer rna; isoleucine; ..."

2. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology and Siviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"... anatomy of cotyledonary node and petiole, epidermis of primordial leaves), wood anatomy, chemotaxonomy and architecture of juvenile stage. ..."

3. Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices by James Michael Lynch, James Stuart Schepers, Ilhami Ünver (2003)
"RNA and lipids. all commonly used tools in microbial chemotaxonomy (Goodfellow & O'Donnell. 1993) and have shown promise for studies of soil microbial ..."

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