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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.
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The exchange of DNA fragments between two DNA molecules or chromatids of paired chromosomes (during crossing over) at the site of identical nucleotide sequences.
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The existence of more than two alleles at a locus in a population.
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The existence of two distinctly different types of individuals within a species. An obvious example is the sexual dimorphism in certain animals.
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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.
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The existence of two or more identical DNA sequences in series, i.e., end -to-end.
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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.
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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.
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The failure or partial failure in the pairing of homologous chromosomes during the meiotic prophase.
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The figure formed by the chromosomes in the centre (equatorial plane) of the spindle in mitosis.
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