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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Industry: 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 delivery of a gene or genes to the isolated cells of an individual. After culturing, the transformed cells are introduced back into the individual by transfusion, infusion or injection, to alleviate a genetic disorder.
Industry:Biotechnology
The deposition of semen, using a syringe, at the mouth of the uterus to make conception possible. It is used in the breeding of domestic animals.
Industry:Biotechnology
The descending axis of a plant, normally below ground, which serves to anchor the plant and to absorb and conduct water and mineral nutrients.
Industry:Biotechnology
The determination of the order of nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule, or that of amino acids in a polypeptide chain.
Industry:Biotechnology
The determination of the sex of an embryo, typically by means of PCR (q.v.) involving amplification from a small sample of embryonic tissue, using primers specific for a locus on the Y chromosome.
Industry:Biotechnology
The development of a somatic embryo into a plant.
Industry:Biotechnology
The development of different organisms along similar evolutionary paths due to similar selection pressures acting on them.
Industry:Biotechnology
The development of growing points, leaf primordia and finally shoots from a shoot tip, axial bud, or even a callus surface.
Industry:Biotechnology
The development of one or more species from an existing species.
Industry:Biotechnology
The development under tissue culture conditions of organized explants (meristem tips or shoot tips, floral buds or organ primordia).
Industry:Biotechnology