Preferred Label : species specificity;
MeSH definition : The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system,
such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members
of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another
but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.;
MeSH synonym : species specificities; specificities, species; specificity, species;
MeSH annotation : NIM; may refer to phylum, class, order, family, genus or strain as well as species;
Origin ID : D013045;
UMLS CUI : C0037783;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system,
such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members
of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another
but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species.
