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So they can determine the taxonomy of the species.

i.e. it's genetic heritage by evolutionary processes.

Originally it was simply used to tell the difference, as time went on it became necessary to group them into their apparent relationships to relevant species. As the theory of evolution was developed so did the level of taxonomy.

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