Question

Define Numerical taxonomy.? mention two any advantage of it.?​

Answer 1

NUMERICAL TAXONOMY

According to Heywood the numerical taxonomy may be defined as the numerical evaluation of the similarity between groups of organisms and the ordering of these groups into higher ranking taxa on the basis of these similarities.

ADVANTAGES/MERITS

1. The number of existing biological concepts have been reinterpreted in the light of numerical taxonomy.

2 Numerical taxonomy allows more taxonomic work to be done by less highly skilled workers.