Difference between revisions of "Genus"

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In [[biology]], a genus is a grouping in the [[Linnaean taxonomy]] of living things which includes one or more related species.
 
In [[biology]], a genus is a grouping in the [[Linnaean taxonomy]] of living things which includes one or more related species.
  
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In [[topology]], a genus of a surface is the greatest number of distinct, continuous closed curves that may be drawn on it without separating the surface into distinct regions.  The closed curves cannot be self-intersecting.  The genus of the surface of a sphere is 0, while the genus of a doughnut shape is 1.
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See also [[Topology]].
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Revision as of 12:37, October 1, 2007

In biology, a genus is a grouping in the Linnaean taxonomy of living things which includes one or more related species.

See also Topology.

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