Species
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The hierarchy of biological classification's major eight taxonomic ranks. A genus contains one or more species. Intermediate minor rankings are not shown. [1]
Definition of Species:
As species we consider a group of organisms with similar structure, function and behaviour that are capable of inbreeding with one another.[2]
This is the common definition for Species, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
- ↑ Solomon, E. P., Berg, L. R., & Martin, D. W. (2002). Biology, sixth edition. (N. Rose, Ed.). Stamford, CT: Thomson Learning.
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