Invention of Binomial Nomenclature as a Hierarchical System (Essay Sample)

Invention of Binomial Nomenclature as a Hierarchical System
All life on earth requires a naming and classification system that is understood and accepted by taxonomists and scientists globally. Thus, Carl Linnaeus' invention of binomial nomenclature as a hierarchical system for all living creatures played a significant role in classification. The classification uses Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), a genetic code in all organisms, to group and name living things.
Before the invention of DNA classification technologies such as barcode technology or machine learning algorithms, taxonomists used morphology to classify all organisms. Morphology is a classification that factors size, shape, color, and body structure. Such a classification system largely generalizes species and may classify organisms with different DNA in the same group. Linnaeus made classification easier by using only an organism's genus and species in naming. After Linnaeus's intervention, scientists used more complicated nomenclatures and classifications that used species as the basic unit of identification (Marakeby et al., 2014). However, these classifications require laboratory species descriptions which are often a lengthy process in species identification and naming. Since current technology in genome sequencing reveals new species rapidly, scientists and taxonomists have shifted to more reliable technologies such as barcode technology.