Race (biology)

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 pre-determined 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.