Genus

genus
somewhat similar organisms having one or more species which are structurally or physiologically related; plural, genera
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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Genus Alpharetrovirus ; type species: Avian leucosis virus
Genus Betaretrovirus ; type species: Mouse mammary tumour virus
Genus Gammaretrovirus ; type species: Murine leukeamia virus ; others include Feline leukemia virus ...
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Genus Alpharetrovirus; type species: Avian leucosis virus
Genus Betaretrovirus; type species: Mouse mammary tumour virus
Genus Gammaretrovirus; type species: Murine leukemia virus; others include Feline leukemia virus ...
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Genus
A grouping of one or several species that possess common characteristics, classification above species and below family.
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Genus. (plural: genera) The level of the taxonomic hierarchy above the species but below the family level ...
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Genus
(pl. Genera) A taxonomic group containing one or more closely-related species
Genome
The complete collection of the genetic material of an organism.
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genus pl. genera
(jee-nus) [L. genus, race, origin]
A taxonomic category above the species level, designated by the first word of a species' binomial Latin name.
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genus -- n. A category in the classification of plants and animals between species and family; genera- pl.
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Genus, Genera (pl.): A group of evolutionarily related species, sharing one or a number of characteristics.
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genus: a grouping of similar species (plural, genera).
geographic distribution: the distribution of species in geographical areas.
geotropism: the turning of a plant away from or toward the earth.
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genus A group of related species with taxonomic rank between family and species.
geometric growth Growth that follows a geometric pattern of increase, such as 2, 4, 8, 16, etc. See exponential growth.
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A genus of rod-shaped, gram-negative bacteria that are a common cause of food poisoning.
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The genus Chlorobium is placed in the taxonomic group of green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiaceae). They are formally classified as Gram-negative organisms.
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The genus Plasmodium causes malaria, one of the greatest scourges of humans. Malaria has probably caused more human deaths than any other infectious disease; even today it is estimated to kill a million people a year in the sub-Saharan Africa.
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In the genus Tragopogon (a plant genus consisting mostly of diploids), two new species (T. mirus and T. miscellus) have evolved. This occured within the past 50-60 years.
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Amoeba genus name for one-celled organisms which have pseudopodia and belong to Kingdom Protista; Division Rhizopoda
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Ascaris
a genus of parasitic roundworm, phylum Nematoda, that occasionally inhabit the small intestine of man.
Ascomycotina
a subdivision of fungi in which sexually produced spores are contained within asci and are called ascospores.
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Describe the genus Australopithecus.
Australopithecus is a genus of an extinct human precursor.
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Baculites, a genus of straight-shelled cephalopods, was particularly abundant in the Cretaceous seas. Note the elaborate suture patterns in the fossil specimen below.
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Capsicum is a genus of plants some of whose members are used as spices, vegetables, and medicines. They originated in Central and South America, but are now grown throughout the world.
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: The extinct genus of
Plio
-Pleistocene hominids found in South and East Africa.
The evolutionary link between
apes
and humans.
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Acetabularia - genus of unicellular marine algae. These organisms comprise an enormous single cell consisting of a cap, stalk and rhizoid and can be up to 10 cm in size.
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Bacteria of the genus Agrobacterium have developed a special mechanism that allows transfer of genes from the bacterium to higher plant chromosomes.
Phylogenetic analyses indicate that Drosophila P elements have been transferred horizontally (Ref).
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Genus. A category including closely related species. Interbreeding between organisms within the same category can occur. GEO. Genetically engineered organism. Germ cell. Reproductive cell. See Somatic cell. Germ cell (germ line) gene therapy.
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New combination When a species is transferred to a different genus for the first time.
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Mutual between of the genus that dwell among the tentacles of tropical . The territorial fish protects the anemone from anemone-eating fish, and in turn the stinging tentacles of the anemone protects the anemone fish from its predators
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mycoplasma. A member of the genus Mycoplasma. Mycoplasmas, unlike viruses, can reproduce in the absence of a host and are the smallest free-living organisms; they have a unit membrane but no cell wall as do bacteria.
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Cladogram: in cladistics, a graphic depiction of evolutionary relationships based on shared derived characters Congeners: refers to species belonging to the same genus Conspecific: refers to individuals or populations of the same species Derived ...
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are dimorphic, reproducing as yeast under certain conditions and as filamentous mycelia under other growth conditions. Because it is so widely used in studies of Eukaryotic genetics, the term yeast often refers to S. cerevisiae when a specific genus ...
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