RACE (biology)

In biology, a race is any inbreeding group, including taxonomic subgroups such as subspecies, taxonomically subordinate to a species and superordinate to a subrace and marked by a peculiar profile of latent factors of hereditary traits.

Related Topics:
Subspecies - Species

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Examples of race include:

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• The key lime and the Mexican lime, both of species Citrus x aurantifolia. The Mexican lime has a thicker skin and darker green color.
• The wild cat (Felis silvestris silvestris), desert cat (Felis silvestris lybica) and the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus).
• The honeybee is divided into several honeybee races

For discussion of the term as used to describe humans, see race.

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