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- Genus - Wikipedia
Genus ( ˈdʒiːnəs ; pl : genera ˈdʒɛnərə ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses [1] In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus
- Genus | Definition Examples | Britannica
genus, biological classification ranking between family and species, consisting of structurally or phylogenetically related species or a single isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation (monotypic genus)
- Genus (Genera) - Definition, Overview and Quiz | Biology Dictionary
A genus is a group of species that are closely related through common decent A genus represent one of several hierarchical categories called taxa (singular taxongenera (plural of genus) include only a small group of species which evolved from a relatively recent common ancestor
- Genus - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary
A genus is a taxonomic category ranking used in biological classification that is below family and above species Species exhibiting similar characteristics comprise a genus
- Genus – Definition, Advantages, Uses, Examples - Biology Notes Online
A genus, denoted in Latin as “genus” (plural: genera), is a taxonomic rank that serves as a nexus between species and family It is an assembly of species that exhibit shared characteristics or are phylogenetically interrelated, signifying their evolutionary lineage from a common ancestor
- GENUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
GENUS definition: 1 a group of animals or plants, more closely related than a family, but less similar than a… Learn more
- Genus - New World Encyclopedia
Genus (plural, genera), a primary category of biological classification, is the first in the pair of names used worldwide to specify any particular organism In the hierarchical order of the modern biological taxonomy or classification, the genus level lies below the family and above the species
- genus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
genus (plural genera or (all nonstandard) genuses or genusses or genii) (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat familia) and above species
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