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Chapter 6. Taxonomy: a Moving Target for Sequence Data

  1. Arthur M. Lesk
  1. M.I. Krichevsky

Published Online: 8 JUN 2005

DOI: 10.1002/0470012420.ch6

Database Annotation in Molecular Biology

Database Annotation in Molecular Biology

How to Cite

Krichevsky, M.I. (2005) Taxonomy: a Moving Target for Sequence Data, in Database Annotation in Molecular Biology (ed A. M. Lesk), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/0470012420.ch6

Editor Information

  1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 512 Wartik Laboratory, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Author Information

  1. Bionomics International, 3023 Kramer Street, Wheaton, MD 20902, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 8 JUN 2005
  2. Published Print: 26 NOV 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470856819

Online ISBN: 9780470012420

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Keywords:

  • biodiversity;
  • polynomials;
  • nomenclature;
  • blue-green algae;
  • ambiregnal;
  • gold standard;
  • klone;
  • fuzzy logic;
  • biotype

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Nomenclature

  • Operational Definitions

  • Searching for the Taxonomic Gold Standard

  • Conclusions

  • References