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 ...
genus -- n. A category in the classification of plants and animals between species and family; genera- pl.
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.
geographical range ...
Genus, Genera (pl.): A group of evolutionarily related species, sharing one or a number of characteristics.
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.
Genus: (plural: genera) The level of the taxonomic hierarchy above the species but below the family level.
genus - the principal subdivision of a family next above a species. A group of related species with similar characteristics and appearing to have a common ancestry. (Glossary of PM) ...
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 ...
Genus Flavivirus (type species Yellow fever virus, others include West Nile virus and Dengue Fever)-contains 67 identified human and animal viruses
Genus Hepacivirus (type species Hepatitis C virus, the single member) ...
Genus
A grouping of one or several species that possess common characteristics, classification above species and below family.
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genus of nonphotosynthetic, nonfruiting, gram-negative, chemoorganotrophic, gliding bacteria that exist as multicellular filaments with the long axis of individual cells perpendicular to the long axis of the filament.
Genus of unicellular organisms, some of which are pathogenic to man and animals. They are found living in close association with man, animals and their environments.
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.
- (genus Oryza) is a plant of the grass family which feeds more than half of the world's human population.
The genus Chlorobium is placed in the taxonomic group of green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiaceae). They are formally classified as Gram-negative organisms.
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.
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.
Amoeba genus name for one-celled organisms which have pseudopodia and belong to Kingdom Protista; Division Rhizopoda
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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.
Describe the genus Australopithecus.
Australopithecus is a genus of an extinct human precursor.
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.
Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped bacterium whose species cause typoind fever and similar illnesses. The bacteria of this genus are widespread in animals, especially in poultry and pigs.
Organism in the genus Mus. A rat or mouse.
Mutagen
An agent that causes a permanent genetic change in a cell. Does not include changes occurring during normal genetic recombination.
You are in the GENUS - HOMO. There was another genus, which is now extinct called Australopithecus. Very close to you, but not quite human.
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.
New combination When a species is transferred to a different genus for the first time.
The scientific name of an organism is generated from its genus and species. For example, humans would be listed as Homo sapiens. Homo would be the genus and sapiens is the species.
A protein which is found in the bacterial genus Streptomyces that helps start the production of streptomycin and the process of morphological differentiation.
Mutual symbiosis between clownfish of the genus Amphiprion that dwell among the tentacles of tropical sea anemones.
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.
Australopithecus: The extinct genus of Plio-Pleistocene hominids found in South and East Africa. The evolutionary link between apes and humans.
Transplantation of tissue or organs between organisms of different species, genus, or family. A common example is the use of pig heart valves in humans.
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Taxon
General term for a taxonomic group, i.e. species, genus, family.
Taxonomy is based on phylogenetic relationships. Each organism has a two-part name, genus and species: Homo sapiens. (Members of different species, in general, cannot interbreed.)
The Five (or Six) Kingdom System ...
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 ...
Genus: a taxonomic category including one or more species with a presumed recent common ancestor.
Species: groups of actually or potentially interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.
 See also: Species, Organ, Plant, Animal, Class
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