syngameon
syngameon noun: a grouping of genetically related organisms that may or may not be morphologically similar and are recognized by systematists as being in different species or subspecies and may even belong to different genera.
Noun
syngameon (plural syngameons)
- A grouping of genetically related organisms that may or may not be morphologically similar and are recognized by systematists as being in different species or subspecies and may even belong to different genera.
- A suite of partially interfertile species that exchange genes, either directly or indirectly, under certain evolutionary and biogeographic conditions, and where interspecific gene flow is episodic and spatially variable in nature.
Forms of syngameon
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Origin of syngameon
From syn- + -gamy + -on (in analogy with taxon).
Questions about syngameon
- What does syngameon mean?
- Syngameon means a grouping of genetically related organisms that may or may not be morphologically similar and are recognized by systematists as being in different species or subspecies and may even belong to different genera.
- What part of speech is syngameon?
- Syngameon is a noun.
- What is the plural of syngameon?
- The plural of syngameon is syngameons.
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