Sibling species
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005802
Species that are morphologically nearly identical and closely related genetically, but which are reproductively isolated and cannot interbreed sucessfully to produce fertile offspring.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005802 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Biological resources; Genetic variation; Species diversity; Intraspecific variation; Cryptic species; Cryptic speciation; Reproductive isolation |
| Translations | Spanish: especies hermanas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005802",
"term": "Sibling species",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Species that are morphologically nearly identical and closely related genetically, but which are reproductively isolated and cannot interbreed sucessfully to produce fertile offspring.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"biological resources",
"genetic variation",
"species diversity",
"intraspecific variation",
"cryptic species",
"cryptic speciation",
"reproductive isolation"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "especies hermanas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sibling-species/"
}
Record 5,716 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.