BioCode
Proper noun
A unified code for taxonomic nomenclature first proposed in 1997.
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In the light of the proposed BioCode (see Greuter et al. 1998) would culton be a suitable term for domesticated "taxa" of biology in general?
Others, however, argue that the BioCode would increase nomnclatural instability and generate confusion by the use of new rules and name changes (Brummitt 1996).
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The draft BioCode is largely on the pattern of the Botanical code and includes 41 Articles. some of the major points included in the BioCode are Taxa and Ranks, Status, Establishment of Names, Typification, Registration, Precedence (Priority), Homonymy, Author Citation and Hybrids.
The BioCode continues to progress, with the latest draft being published in 2011.