Question

Define families in biology with example

Answer 1

Answer:

a family is a taxonomic rank, or a taxon at that rank. Each family contains one or more genera. The next important rank is that of order. ... In Latin, family is "familia". For example, walnuts (genus Juglans) and hickories (genus Carya) both belong to the walnut family (the Juglandaceae).

Answer 2

Answer:

Family:

(1) A taxonomic rank in the classification of organisms between genus and order.

(2) A taxonomic group of one or more genera, especially sharing a common attribute.

(3) A collection of things or entities grouped by their common attributes, e.g. protein family, gene family, etc.