Meaning

A unified taxonomic system, such as the BioCode..

Definitions by Sense

1. A unified taxonomic system, such as the BioCode.
2. A single numeric value calculated from a collection of biometric data; profile.
3. An arbitrary number or string for identifying a biological organism.
4. The genomes of one or more interacting organisms.
5. Alternative form of bio-code.
6. Any water-soluble bioreactive substance.
7. To encode using biological signals or markers.
8. To classify biological organisms by assigning biocodes to them.

Example Sentences

The most valuable innovation of the new API 20C was the development of the biocode system.

Pettitt (1990) has advocated the use of sort/search codes to aid the computerisation of specimen records, and Heppell (1990) has outlined a biocode system for taxonomic names.

A prerequisite for such a biocode is to compile a list of all valid names for living and extinct beings.

Based on the coded values for sensitivity or resistance to the six chemicals, a six-digit biocode or profile was prepared.

Some biocodes for new species give identifications for species already included in the database. In these cases, additional tests must be performed to arrive at the correct identification. However, some new species do generate biocodes that are unique.

These scores are added to generate a biocode that can be matched to a database of biocodes to give the identity of the organism tested.

The number given before the generic name is the biocode used in the museum for cataloguing purposes.

"God code doesn't necessarily prove that God exists,” Schiller explained. “The God code is merely a massive compilation of thousands of different biocodes that have been collected by Tento's main bioscanner at TIS."

Word Forms

• biocodes
• biocoding
• biocoded

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