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Biology: |
A strain is a
genetic variant within a species, an inbred line of a higher
organism.
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Microbiology:
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A strain is a
group or stock of a genetic variant or subtype of a microorganisms
(virus or bacterium) made up of descendents of a single isolation in
a pure culture.
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Botany: |
A strain
or breed is a group of domesticated plants with
similar (but not identical) appearance and/or properties that differ
in trivial ways from similar groups and has more or less uniform
characteristics. |
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Sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym
for variety. Strains are similar to groups.
A strain is a selection of non-clonal individuals of a variety,
form, or species which is raised from seed, (compare whit: Cultivar)
that has been bred by one person or firm for some time. |
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