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 exact meaning of species & genus?

Species may be defined as the group of organisms possessing some common characteristic and qualities and are capable to interbreed to produce new fertile offspring.

Genus may be defined as taxonomic category which is ranked below a family and above species. It refers to the groups of different species which are phylogenetically related i.e. structurally similar.

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Species refer to the individual organism. Each of the creatures on earth will have a unique species name. For example, humans will have 'sapiens' as the species.

Genus is the collection of the species. Generally, these members of species have strong relation to each other in terms of charecteristics). Example, humans are in genus 'Homo'

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