noun
- plural of chemotaxonomy; systems of biological classification based on the chemical composition and biochemical characteristics of organisms.
Usage: technical; scientific; used in biology and biochemistry
Examples
- Chemotaxonomies help scientists classify plants based on their secondary metabolites.
- The study compared different chemotaxonomies of bacterial species using protein analysis.
- Modern chemotaxonomies rely on DNA sequencing and chemical fingerprinting techniques.
- Researchers developed new chemotaxonomies for fungi by analyzing their cell wall composition.
- Chemotaxonomies have become increasingly important in pharmaceutical research for identifying medicinal plants.