BioCode

Proper noun

1. A unified code for taxonomic nomenclature first proposed in 1997.
   • 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? - 1999, Susyn Andrews, Alan Leslie, Crinan Alexander, Taxonomy of Cultivated...
   • Others, however, argue that the BioCode would increase nomnclatural instability and generate confusion by the use of new rules and name changes (Brummitt 1996). - 2002, Jules Janick, Horticultural Reviews - Volume 28,...
   • 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,...