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Record 1 2024-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
  • Animal Biology
DEF

A category of biological classification ranking immediately below the species or subspecies level.

OBS

Varieties often occur in nature and most varieties are true to type.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biologie animale
DEF

[...] groupe d'organismes similaires au sein d'une espèce, qui visiblement diffèrent des autres membres de cette espèce avec un rang taxonomique inférieur.

OBS

La variété est un rang secondaire entre les sous-espèces et les formes (forma) et est utilisée pour les populations qui ne diffèrent que légèrement du type.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Biología animal
DEF

Subdivisión natural de una especie que muestra caracteres morfológicos distintos.

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