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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 ...
An organism or an allele that differs from the wild type because it carries one or more genetic changes in its DNA. A mutant organism may carry mutated gene(s) (= gene mutation); mutated chromosome(s) (= chromosome mutation); or mutated genome(s) (= genome mutation). a.k.a. a variant.
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An organism or cell having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the monoploid <i>(n)</i> number. Terms used to identify different levels in an euploid series are diploid, triploid, tetraploid, and so on.
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An organism or part of an organism that is composed of cells with different origin.
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An organism such as a bacterium that will grow on a minimal medium.
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An organism that can grow at one temperature but not at another.
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An organism that can grow in the absence of oxygen. Opposite: aerobe.
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An organism that can grow when a second genetic factor - a suppressor - is present, but not in the absence of this factor.
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