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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 580

Q580

The term "taxon" is first used by

A.
Francesco Cetti
B.
Adolf Meyer-Abich
Answer
C.
Nathan Cobb
D.
Gregor Mendel

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The term taxon was first used in 1926 by Adolf Meyer-Abich for animal groups, as a backformation from the word Taxonomy.