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-	{{Template}}	+	{{Template}}'''Scientific classification''' or '''biological classification''' is a method by which [[biologist]]s group and categorize [[species]] of [[organism]]s. Scientific classification can also be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from [[folk taxonomy]], which lacks scientific basis. Modern classification has its root in the work of [[Carolus Linnaeus]], who grouped species according to shared physical characteristics. These groupings have since been revised to improve consistency with the [[Charles Darwin|Darwinian]] principle of [[common descent]]. [[Molecular systematics]], which uses [[DNA sequences]] as data, has driven many recent revisions and is likely to continue to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of [[taxonomy]] or [[systematics|biological systematics]].
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification can also be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis. Modern classification has its root in the work of Carolus Linnaeus, who grouped species according to shared physical characteristics. These groupings have since been revised to improve consistency with the Darwinian principle of common descent. Molecular systematics, which uses DNA sequences as data, has driven many recent revisions and is likely to continue to do so. Scientific classification belongs to the science of taxonomy or biological systematics.