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.

Annotation

NIM; may refer to phylum, class, order, family, genus or strain as well as species

DUI

D013045 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0020221

History note

66(64)

Public note

66