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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (biology) a taxonomic category below a familyplay

    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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    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)


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