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Microbes (Five kingdoms and three domains)

A long time ago, all living things were put together into two kingdoms, which are plants and animals. The two kingdoms were then expanded into five kingdoms in the year 1969, by Robert H. Whittaker. They are Prostista; Fungi; Plantae; Animalia; Monera. Later in the year 1978, Carl R. Woese found out that prokaryotes are more diverse. He then proposed the three domains system. The prokaryotes are divided into 2 domains, namely “Bacteria” and “Archaea”. The third domain is the “Eukaryotes”.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Phylogenetic Hierarchy
Phylogenetics is to determine the relationships of organisms. It is done by comparing ancestors and descendants. Evolutionary relationships are represented by phylogenetic trees.

Example of phylogenetic trees:




Sources: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Phylogenetic_tree.svg
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