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Genus : Describe Genus with example.

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Genus comprises a group of related species which has more characters in common in comparison to species of other genera.
Genera are aggregates of closely related species.
For example, potato and brinjal are two different species but both belong to the genus Solanum, Lion (Panthera leo), leopard (P pardus) and tiger (P. tigris) with several common features, are all species of the genus Panthera.
This genus differs from another genus Felis which includes cats.
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