ECOTYPE

Ecotype

In evolutionary ecology, an ecotype, sometimes called ecospecies, describes a genetically distinct geographic variety, population or race within species, which is adapted to specific environmental conditions.

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ecotype

Noun

  1. A group of organisms, normally a subdivision of a species, that is adapted to a specific environment.


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