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Identification key

In biology, an identification key, taxonomic key, or frequently just key, is a printed or computer-aided device that aids in the identification of biological organisms.

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Use

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Key construction

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Types of keys

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Identification key

Nodes30
Edges29
Triples67
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.066667
Components1

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Identification key

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related to External links · 21
Identification key → Archived, BacteriaDiscover Life, Collaborative, Comments, Computer-aided, Diagnostics, DNK, HTML, II, Interactive, Interactive Guides, Interactive Identification, London KeysDmitriev Interactive, Louisiana, Online, Royal Entomological Society, V3, Visual, Wayback MachineLucid, Wayback MachinePrograms
related to Computer-aided key construction · 11
Identification key → DELTA, FRIDA/Dryades, KeyToNature Open Key Editor, LucID, LucID Phoenix, Noteworthy, Since, Single-access, The, WikiKeys, XPER
related to history · 10
Identification key → Chinese, However, John Ray, Nehemiah Grew, Pao Shan, Rivinius, Seventeenth-century, The, Theophrastus, Yeh-ts'ai Po-Iu
related to References · 10
Identification key → CC BY-SA, Edizioni Università, Gerhard Rambold, Gregor Hagedorn, Licensed, Stefano Martellos, Text, This, Trieste, Types
related to Use · 5
Identification key → Each, However, Identification, Similar, They
related to Terminology · 4
Identification key → Identification, They, Types, Within
related to Types of keys · 3
Identification key → Identification, In, These
is a · 2
Identification key → dichotomous key, tool that utilizes characters that are the easiest to observe and most practical for arriving at an identity

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keys identification key single-access dichotomous also multi-access computer-aided used referred two user steps first nested taxonomic printed modern programs types

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Identification keyis adichotomous key0.90text
Identification keyis atool that utilizes characters that are the easiest to observe and most practical for arriving at an identity0.90text
geologyinstance ofand in non-biological sciences0.80text
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionThe0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionSince0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionDELTA0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionXPER0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionLucID0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionSingle-access0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionNoteworthy0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionLucID Phoenix0.60section
Identification keyrelated to Computer-aided key constructionFRIDA/Dryades0.60section

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