In biology, a '''race''' is any inbreeding group, including taxonomic subgroups such as subspecies, taxonomically subordinate to a species and superordinate to a subrace and marked by a pre-determined profile of latent factors of hereditary traits.
Examples of race include:
- The Key lime and the Mexican lime, both of species ''Citrus x aurantifolia''. The Mexican lime has a thicker skin and darker green color.
- The African Wildcat (''Felis silvestris lybicus'') and the domestic cat (''Felis silvestris catus'').
- The Western honey bee is divided into several List of honey bee races|honey bee races
