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race / strain
In biology, especially in microbiology or botany, a subgroup within a species that differs from other groups through certain hereditary characteristics. The term is a technical alternative to 'Rasse' (race/breed) in this context.
Diese spezielle Race des Bakteriums ist resistent gegen das Antibiotikum.
This specific strain of the bacterium is resistant to the antibiotic.
'Die Race' is used in German only in biology. It does not mean 'Wettrennen' (race) like the English 'race' in the sense of a competition. For a race or contest, you use the word 'das Rennen' (race).
Die Forscher entdeckten eine neue Race des Grippevirus.
The researchers discovered a new strain of the flu virus.
This term is purely technical language in biology, especially microbiology and botany. This word is not used in everyday language.
In der Fachliteratur wird zwischen verschiedenen Races dieses Pilzes unterschieden.
In the specialist literature, a distinction is made between different races of this fungus.
The word is almost always used with a genitive construction or the preposition 'von' (of) to name the kind or species to which the subgroup belongs.
Diese Race des Parasiten befällt nur bestimmte Pflanzen.
This strain of the parasite attacks only certain plants.
breed / race
In biological texts, Rasse and Race can both refer to a group with shared hereditary characteristics. Rasse is the traditional term for groups of bred animals or plants; Race is a technical alternative, especially in botany and microbiology. The choice therefore depends on the specialist context.
Der botanische Fachartikel bezeichnet dieselbe erbliche Pflanzengruppe als Race.
The botanical research article calls the same hereditary group of plants a race.
In der älteren Züchtungsliteratur wird diese erbliche Pflanzengruppe als Rasse bezeichnet.
In older breeding literature, this hereditary group of plants is called a breed.
