Deme

Deme
A locally interbreeding population.
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Population
A group of organisms of the same species relatively isolated from other groups of the same species. See deme.

Deme
A locally interbreeding population.
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deme A small, local subpopulation. Isolated subpopulations sometimes display genetic changes that may contribute to evolutionary change in the subpopulation.
demersal fish A bottom-dwelling fish.

(Science: biology) Unit deme, stress per unit of area; intensity of stress. It is expressed in ounces, pounds, tons, etc, per square inch, square foot, or square yard, etc, or in atmospheres, or inches of mercury or water, or the like.

In evolution, a species is considered by some nonreductionists as being a system that has properties above the level of the individual, the kin, or the deme (breeding population), ...

See also: Species, Organ, Population, Chromosome, Phenotype