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List the steps followed in Construction and Use of Dichotomous Keys

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• Biological keys are sets of statements that act as clues leading to the identification of an organism.
• By following the keys we can be able to place an organism in its group.
• The most common key is the dichotomous key.
• This is a biological tool for identification of unknown organisms.
• The word dichotomous means branching into two.
• A single characteristic is considered at a time.
• Two contrasting statements are put forward to describe the characteristics in such a way as to separate the organisms.
• This continues until all the organisms have been identified.

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