Species Specificity

The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.

Year introduced: 1966(1964)

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Tree Number(s): G16.824

MeSH Unique ID: D013045

Entry Terms:

• Species Specificities
• Specificities, Species
• Specificity, Species

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Phenomena and Processes Category
Biological Phenomena
Species Specificity