What are the characteristics of an ideal specimen?

0 ⤊

What are the characteristics of an ideal specimen?

2006-09-23 17:22:48 · 2 answers · asked by JJ 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

2 answers

willing to be mutilated

2006-09-23 17:24:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

if it is a living thing then I would say an ideal specimen is one that typifies (or clearly displays) the characteristics indicative of that species.

if it is an ideal specimen that is being used for scientific/medical research, I would say that that ideal specimen would be one that has been collected in a timely way (is fresh), has been well preserved in fixative so that the morphology of cellular structure has not been destroyed.

2006-09-24 00:32:33 · answer #2 · answered by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋