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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
The splitting of young embryos into several sections, each of which develops into an animal. A form of animal cloning, i.e., of producing animals that are genetically identical. In practice, the number of identicals (identical organisms) that can be produced from a single embryo is less than 10.
Industry:Biotechnology
The spontaneous and often violent opening of a fruit, seed pod or anther to release and disperse the seeds or pollen.
Industry:Biotechnology
The spread of genes from one breeding population to another (usually) related populations by migration, possibly leading to changes in allele frequency.
Industry:Biotechnology
The stage in the cell cycle when the cell is not dividing; the stage follows telophase of one division and extends to the beginning of prophase in the next division. DNA replication occurs during this stage.
Industry:Biotechnology
The standard measure of distance between loci, expressed in centiMorgans (cM). Estimated from recombination fraction via a mapping function (q.v.). For small recombination fractions, map distance equals the percentage of recombination (recombination frequency) betwen two genes. 1% recombination = 1 cM. Sometimes called a map unit.
Industry:Biotechnology
The state of relative insusceptibility of an animal or plant to infection by disease-producing organisms or to the harmful effects of their poisons.
Industry:Biotechnology
The strand of DNA that is synthesized continuously during replication.
Industry:Biotechnology
The strand of DNA that is synthesized discontinuously during replication (because DNA synthesis can proceed only in the 5´ to 3´ direction).
Industry:Biotechnology
