A population descending from a single organism or pure culture isolate is called a ______.

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A population descending from a single organism or pure culture isolate is called a strain. A genus refers to a group of closely related organisms, a species refers to a group of organisms that share common characteristics and can interbreed, and a subspecies refers to a geographically distinct population within a species.

A Population Descending from a Single Organism or Pure Culture