Race (biology)

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In biology, a race is any inbreeding group, including taxonomic subgroups such as subspecies, taxonomically subordinate to a species and superordinate to a subrace and marked by a peculiar profile of latent factors of hereditary traits.

Examples of race include:

The key lime and the Mexican lime, both of species Citrus x aurantifolia. The Mexican lime has a thicker skin and darker green color.
The wild cat (Felis silvestris silvestris), desert cat (Felis silvestris lybica) and the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus).
The honeybee is divided into several honeybee races

For discussion of the term as used to describe humans, see race.

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