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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 theory that much of evolution has been primarily due to random drift of neutral mutations.
Industry:Biotechnology
The thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled sac in which the embryo develops in higher vertebrates, reptiles and birds.
Industry:Biotechnology
The time between subsequent sub-cultures of cells. Sub-culture interval has no relationship to the term <i>cell generation time</i>.
Industry:Biotechnology
The tissue that conducts water and nutrients throughout the plant body in higher plants.
Industry:Biotechnology
The total molar concentration of the solutes. Osmolarity affects the osmotic potential of solution or nutrient medium.
Industry:Biotechnology
The transfer of a hydrogen atom from one position in an organic molecule to another position.
Industry:Biotechnology
The transfer of DNA sequences from one bacterium to another via lysogenic infection by a bacteriophage (transducing phage). Genetic recombination in bacteria mediated by bacteriophage. Abortive t: Bacterial DNA is injected by a phage into a bacterium, but unable to replicate.
Industry:Biotechnology
The transfer of extracellular DNA among and between species by using bacterial or viral vectors.
Industry:Biotechnology
The transfer or transplantation of cells from one culture vessel to another. <i>cf</i> sub-culture.
Industry:Biotechnology
