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deme

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deme (dēm) a population of very similar organisms interbreeding in nature and occupying a circumscribed area.
deme
[dēm]
Etymology: Gk, demos, common population
a small, local, closely related, interbreeding population of organisms, usually occupying a circumscribed area. Also called genetic population.

deme
a population of animals with very similar physical characteristics, which interbreed and occupy a limited geographic region. Called also a genetic population.


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