BioCode

See also: biocode and bio-code

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ code.

Proper noun

BioCode

1. A unified code for taxonomic nomenclature first proposed in 1997.
   • 1999, Susyn Andrews, Alan Leslie, Crinan Alexander, Taxonomy of Cultivated Plants, →ISBN:

     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?

   • 2002, Jules Janick, Horticultural Reviews - Volume 28, →ISBN, page 45:

     Others, however, argue that the BioCode would increase nomnclatural instability and generate confusion by the use of new rules and name changes (Brummitt 1996).

   • 2008, H. B. Singh, B. Subramaniam, Field manual on herbarium techniques, page 176:

     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, Registration, Precedence (Priority), Homonymy, Author Citation and Hybrids.

   • 2014, John Wright, The Naming of the Shrew: A Curious History of Latin Names, →ISBN:

     The BioCode continues to progress, with the latest draft being published in 2011.