Subspecies

also called Subsp. and has 2 more synonyms ↓

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1. In zoology, as in other branches of biology, subspecies is the taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a species

   

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2. a taxonomic group which is less distinct than the primary stock or species from which it originates

   

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3. The characteristics attributed to subspecies are generally derived from changes that have taken place or evolved as a result of geographical distribution or isolation from the primary species or nominate form (see below), also called nominate subspec

   

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4. In layman's terms, a subspecies may also be described as a diversification of the primary species since a subspecies always has the nominate form or primary species as its common ancestor, i.e. it always originates from a common ancestral stock

   

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5. In zoology, the scientific name of a subspecies is the binomen followed immediately by a subspecific name, e.g

   

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6. Members of one subspecies differ morphologically or by different DNA sequences from members of other subspecies of the species

   

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7. A monotypic species has no races, or rather one race comprising the whole species

   

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