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SUBFAMILY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(biology) a taxonomic category below a family

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("subfamily" is a kind of...):

taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subfamily"):

Latinae (a subfamily of the family Centropomidae)

Holonyms ("subfamily" is a member of...):

family ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera)

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 Context examples: 

All of these gases belong to the subfamily of hydrocarbons known as aromatics.

(Experiments recreate aromatic flavors of Titan, NASA)

A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE, consisting of herpes simplex-like viruses.

(Human Herpesvirus 1, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This allele, which encodes nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 protein, is involved in the regulation of metabolism.

(NR1D1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes DnaJ homolog subfamily B member 4 protein, plays a role in the regulation of protein chaperone activity.

(DNAJB4 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group D member 1 (614 aa, ~67 kDa) is encoded by the human NR1D1 gene.

(Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1 Group D Member 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Cystatin Superfamily Genes comprise three subfamilies that display structural and/or functional similarities: Stefins (Type 1 Cystatins), Cystatins (Type 2 Cystatins), and Kininogens.

(Cystatin Family Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

DnaJ homolog subfamily B member 6 (326 aa, ~36 kDa) is encoded by the human DNAJB6 gene.

(DnaJ Homolog Subfamily B Member 6, NCI Thesaurus)

Members of the MDR/TAP subfamily are involved in multidrug resistance as well as antigen presentation.

(ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family B, Member 6, NCI Thesaurus)

This receptor belongs to the subfamily of G-protein coupled receptors which includes AVPR1B, V2R and OXT receptors.

(Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 1A, NCI Thesaurus)

Nuclear receptor subfamily 2 group C member 2 (596 aa, ~65 kDa) is encoded by the human NR2C2 gene.

(Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 2 Group C Member 2, NCI Thesaurus)