Q. Identify from the following the only taxonomic category that has a real existence.
A) Genus
B) Species
C) Phylum
D) Kingdom
Explanation
Species is the smallest rank of taxonomic classification modern concept of species is biological species concept (E Mayr; 1942). Mayr defined he species as the group of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.
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