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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Industria: Agriculture
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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 evolution of new forms, sub-species or species from one species of plant or animal in order to exploit new habitats or food sources. a.k.a. divergent evolution.
Industry:Biotechnology
The exchange of DNA fragments between two DNA molecules or chromatids of paired chromosomes (during crossing over) at the site of identical nucleotide sequences.
Industry:Biotechnology
The existence of more than two alleles at a locus in a population.
Industry:Biotechnology
The existence of two distinctly different types of individuals within a species. An obvious example is the sexual dimorphism in certain animals.
Industry:Biotechnology
The existence of two or more alternative forms (alleles) of a chromosomal locus that differ in nucleotide sequence or have variable numbers of repeated nucleotide units.
Industry:Biotechnology
The existence of two or more identical DNA sequences in series, i.e., end -to-end.
Industry:Biotechnology
The extent to which the performance of a hybrid in one or more traits is better than the average performance of the two parental populations.
Industry:Biotechnology
The extent to which the performance of a hybrid in one or more traits is better than the average performance of the two parental populations.
Industry:Biotechnology
The failure or partial failure in the pairing of homologous chromosomes during the meiotic prophase.
Industry:Biotechnology
The figure formed by the chromosomes in the centre (equatorial plane) of the spindle in mitosis.
Industry:Biotechnology