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Distinguish between cytotaxonomy and chemotaxonomy.

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Hint:Taxonomy which is based on cytological information of cells is called cyloloxonomy. Taxonomy which is based upon chemical constituents is called the matoxonomy.

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CytotaxonomyChemotaxonomy
(1) Cytotaxonomy is (taxonomy) the classification of organisms based upon their cellular structure and function, and especially based on the number and structure of these chromosomes.(1) Chemotaxonomy is (biochemistry, genetic) the classification of taxonomy of organisms based on differences and similarities in biochemistry that the organisms base has in common.
(2) Taxonomy which is based upon the cytological information of a cell like its chromosome number, its bacteria etc. is called cytotaxonomy. (2) Taxonomy which is based upon chemical constituents of plants like DNA sequence etc.is called chemotaxonomy.
(3) Cytotaxonomy is based on the number of chromosomes and their behavior.(3) Chemotaxonomy based on the chemical constituent of chromosomes.
(4) Cytotaxonomy deals with the relationship and classification of organisms.(4) Chemotaxonomy only that it is based on chemical constituents/.
(5) The numenclustuse used to describe the chromosome morphology was the one proposed by levar el al.(5) The method of classification of biology was the proposal by merriam-webster.


Note:Cytotaxonomy and Chemotaxonomy both use from taxonomy [taxonomy is the scientific study of naming, defining etc.] these both classified organisms in different ways based on these characteristics. Cytotaxonomy deals with the relationship and classification of organisms. Chemotaxonomy only says that it is based on chemical constituents.
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