quasispecies
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English
Etymology
Noun
quasispecies (plural quasispecies)
- (taxonomy) A group of organisms once (but no longer) thought to be a separate species (and sometimes given such a name)
- (genetics) A group of similar nucleic acid molecules; a group of organisms (especially viruses) having such similar genomes.