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quasispecies

quasispecies noun: a group of organisms once (but no longer) thought to be a separate species (and sometimes given such a name).

Noun

quasispecies (plural quasispecies)

  1. A group of organisms once (but no longer) thought to be a separate species (and sometimes given such a name)
  2. A group of similar nucleic acid molecules; a group of organisms (especially viruses) having such similar genomes.

Forms of quasispecies

pluralquasispecies

Origin of quasispecies

From quasi- + species.

Questions about quasispecies

What does quasispecies mean?
Quasispecies means a group of organisms once (but no longer) thought to be a separate species (and sometimes given such a name).
What part of speech is quasispecies?
Quasispecies is a noun.
What is the plural of quasispecies?
The plural of quasispecies is quasispecies.

Words near quasispecies in the dictionary

  1. quasisocial
  2. quasisolid
  3. quasisolids
  4. quasisolution
  5. quasisolutions
  6. quasispecies
  7. quasispherical
  8. quasispheroidal
  9. quasispin
  10. quasisplit
  11. quasisquare

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