Biology A-Level
genus
What genus means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of genus
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Reference: AQA
The first word of the binomial, which begins with a capital letter and carries classification information.
Topics that use genus
- Species and taxonomy (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- amino acid sequence comparison
- biological species concept
- classification tables
- common names
- convergent similarity
- domain to species
- eight taxonomic levels
- fertile offspring
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