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superfamily
n.
(Biology) group of related families within an order or suborder; category of classification ranked below order and above family
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Superfamily
A superfamily refers to different concepts in different scientific fields:
In biology
- Superfamily (molecular biology), a large group of related proteins or other molecules
- Ras superfamily of GTPases
- PA clan of proteases
- TIM barrel superfamily of hydrolases
- Alkaline phosphatase superfamily of hydrolases
- Superfamily (proteins), a database of annotation for all proteins
- Superfamily (zoology), a level of biological classification in zoology
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Superfamily database
SUPERFAMILY is a database of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. SUPERFAMILY classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. The superfamilies are groups of proteins which have structural evidence to support a common evolutionary ancestor but may not have detectable sequence homology.
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superfamily
Noun
1. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(classification) biology, biological science
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Superfamily
(n.)
A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.
A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.
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