quasispecies

English

noun
Definitions
  • (taxonomy) A group of organisms once (but no longer) thought to be a separate species (and sometimes given such a name)
  • (genetics) A group of similar nucleic acid molecules; a group of viruses having such similar genomes

Etymology

Prefix from English species.

Origin

English

species

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