Specimen

A specimen is a portion/quantity of material for use in testing, examination, or study.[1]

Biology

A laboratory specimen is an individual animal, part of an animal, a plant, part of a plant, or a microorganism, used as a representative to study the properties of the whole population of that species or subspecies. When a taxon is described, it is typically based on a single specimen, then referred to as the holotype.

Medical laboratory
Geology
Typography

See also

References

  • Hauser, Steiner, Holstein, and Scoble (2005). Digital Imaging of Biological Type Specimens: A Manual of Best Practice. State Museum of Natural History. ISBN 3000172408.