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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005802
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoBiological resources; Genetic variation; Species diversity; Intraspecific variation; Cryptic species; Cryptic speciation; Reproductive isolation
TranslationsSpanish: 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.