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Subfamily vs Gammaherpesvirus - What's the difference?

subfamily | gammaherpesvirus |

As nouns the difference between subfamily and gammaherpesvirus

is that subfamily is (taxonomy) a taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe while gammaherpesvirus is any of the subfamily gammaherpesvirinae of herpesviruses that reproduce at a relatively variable rate.

subfamily

Noun

(subfamilies)
  • (taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
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    gammaherpesvirus

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae of herpesviruses that reproduce at a relatively variable rate.