genera
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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
The subfamilies are major subdivisions of the family, while the tribes and subtribe can contain one or more of genera, which is the classification level just above the species.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Biologists are working on sequencing the genomes of additional bird species in the hopes of expanding the family tree to include thousands of bird genera.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2024
At the time of the Cognitive Revolution, the planet was home to about 200 genera of large terrestrial mammals weighing over 100 pounds.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
