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A '''species''' is a reproductively isolated, independent evolutionary unit which occupies a certain niche. | A '''species''' is a reproductively isolated, independent evolutionary unit which occupies a certain niche. | ||
In biology it is a taxonomic group whose members can interbreed: a group of living organisms consisting of | In biology it is a taxonomic group whose members can interbreed: a group of living organisms consisting of | ||
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It is one of the basic units of biological classification. | It is one of the basic units of biological classification. | ||
The rise of a new species from an ancestor is called [[Speciation speciation]]. | The rise of a new species from an ancestor is called [[Speciation|speciation]]. | ||
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* Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species species] | * Wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species species] | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 13 May 2012
A species is a reproductively isolated, independent evolutionary unit which occupies a certain niche. In biology it is a taxonomic group whose members can interbreed: a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. It is one of the basic units of biological classification.
The rise of a new species from an ancestor is called speciation.
Links
- Wikipedia entry for species
