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genera

[jen-er-uh] / ˈdʒɛn ər ə /




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However, several bacterial genera were more common in individuals that skipped the hot springs.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

Dr Matthew McCurry, Curator of Palaeontology, Australian Museum, said the discovery of three new genera of monotremes helps to piece together their remarkable evolutionary story.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2024

In the end, the team used data from about 60 percent of all modern genera of plants.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

Using this method, the team sequenced part of the nuclear genomes from about 8000 genera of angiosperms—about 60% of all flowering plants on Earth—and compared 353 of their genes.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

According to current estimates, within that short interval, North America lost thirty-four out of its forty-seven genera of large mammals.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari