Race (biology)

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For discussion of the term as used in anthropology, see Race.

In biology, a race is any inbreeding group, including taxonomic subgroups such as subspecies, taxonomically subordinate to a species and superordinate to a subrace and marked by a pre-determined profile of latent factors of hereditary traits.

Examples of race include:

• The key lime and the Mexican lime, both of species Citrus x aurantifolia. The Mexican lime has a thicker skin and darker green color.
• The wild cat (Felis silvestris silvestris), desert cat (Felis silvestris lybica) and the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus).
• The Western honey bee is divided into several honey bee races

[edit] See also

• cultivar
• variety (plant)
• Landrace
• Breed
• Subspecies