Vocabulary Term Details

Domain (taxa)

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_%28biology%29)

In biological taxonomy, a domain (also superregnum, superkingdom, empire, or regio) is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy designed by Carl Woese, an American microbiologist and biophysicist. According to the Woese system, introduced in 1990, the Tree of Life consists of three domains: Archaea (a term which Woese created), Bacteria, and Eukarya. (Wikipedia)

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Approved Date
20-Dec-2012

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