Explain Taxonomy - Modern Trends in Animal Taxonomy
The term taxonomy which is derived from the Greek word 'taxis', meaning order or arrangement and nbmos ' meaning law, deals with the study of 'principles of classification'.
It is concerned with the grouping and classification of organisms. This involves recognition, description, naming (nomenclature) and classification of the organisms. Taxonomy is a part of systematic and biosystematics on both of which it relies heavily for its theory and concepts.