👉 The term "subgenuses" in genetics refers to a group of genetically related individuals that share similar traits but are not identical. Subgenuses can be classified into two main types based on their number of chromosomes: quadruploid and monosomally. Quadruploid species have three sets of chromosomes (haploids), which means they have four copies of each chromosome, and the individual is genetically related to all other individuals in this set. This type of population is often used for