On what characters is the ‘key’ based on? taxonomical aid - Vidyadip

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On what characters is the ‘key’ based on? taxonomical aid

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Key is a taxonomical aid used in the classification of plants and animals.
Keys are based on contrasting characters. One of the contrasting characters gets accepted and the other gets rejected.
The statement in a key is called a lead.
Normally keys are analytical in nature.

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