microspecies

English

Noun

microspecies (plural microspecies)

1. (biology) A genotype that is perpetuated by apomixis.
2. (biology) A small population with limited genetic variability.

See also

• species

References

• Rieger, Rigomar; Michaelis, Arnd and Green, Melvin M. 1968. A glossary of genetics and cytogenetics: Classical and molecular. Springer-Verlag, New York. ISBN:9780387076683