Baltimore classification

(noun)

a classification scheme that groups viruses into seven classes according to how the mRNA is produced during the replicative cycle of the virus

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Examples of Baltimore classification in the following topics:

  • Virus Classification

    • To understand the features shared among different groups of viruses, a classification scheme is necessary.
    • The most commonly-used classification method today is called the Baltimore classification scheme which is based on how messenger RNA (mRNA) is generated in each particular type of virus.
    • The most commonly-used system of virus classification was developed by Nobel Prize-winning biologist David Baltimore in the early 1970s.
    • In addition to the differences in morphology and genetics mentioned above, the Baltimore classification scheme groups viruses according to how the mRNA is produced during the replicative cycle of the virus.
    • The Baltimore classification scheme, the most commonly used, was developed by Nobel Prize-winning biologist David Baltimore in the early 1970s.

  • The Levels of Classification

    • Taxanomic classification divides species in a hierarchical system beginning with a domain and ending with a single species.
    • The taxonomic classification system (also called the Linnaean system after its inventor, Carl Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist, zoologist, and physician) uses a hierarchical model.
    • At each sublevel in the taxonomic classification system, organisms become more similar.
    • The taxonomic classification system uses a hierarchical model to organize living organisms into increasingly specific categories.
    • Describe how taxonomic classification of organisms is accomplished and detail the levels of taxonomic classification from domain to species

  • Classification of Joints on the Basis of Structure and Function

    • The structural classification divides joints into fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial joints depending on the material composing the joint and the presence or absence of a cavity in the joint.
    • The functional classification divides joints into three categories: synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and diarthroses.

  • What constitutes a biome?

    • Generally, biome classification is determined by the climate and geography of an area.

  • Production of Vaccines, Antibiotics, and Hormones

    • Another classification system is based on biological activity.
    • In this classification, antibiotics are divided into two broad groups according to their biological effect on microorganisms: bactericidal agents kill bacteria, and bacteriostatic agents slow down or stall bacterial growth .

  • Characteristics of the Animal Kingdom

    • The animal classification system characterizes animals based on their anatomy, morphology, evolutionary history, features of embryological development, and genetic makeup.
    • This classification scheme is constantly developing as new information about species arises.

  • Classification of Prokaryotes

  • Glomeromycota

    • With the advent of molecular techniques, such as gene sequencing, the phylogenetic classification of Glomeromycota has become clearer.

  • Streptophytes and Reproduction of Green Algae

    • Green algae include unicellular and colonial flagellates, most with two flagella per cell, as well as various colonial, coccoid, and filamentous forms, along with macroscopic seaweeds, all of which add to the ambiguity of green algae classification since plants are multicellular.

  • Diversity of Angiosperms

    • However, many species exhibit characteristics that belong to either group; as such, the classification of a plant as a monocot or a eudicot is not always clearly evident.
    • They are categorized separately in many classification schemes.