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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 ...
In transcription, a nucleotide sequence that specifies RNA chain termination.
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In transcription, the non-transcribed strand of DNA. a.k.a. sense strand or coding strand. It will have the same sequence as the RNA transcript, except that T is present at positions where U is present in the RNA transcript.
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In transgenesis research, an organism that carries a transgene in its germ line and can be used in matings to establish a pure-breeding transgenic line, or one that acts as a breeding stock for transgenic animals.
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In vascular plants, a long and slender sieve element with relatively unspecialized sieve areas and with tapering end walls that lack sieve plates.
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Inactive enzyme precursor that after secretion is chemically altered to the active form of the enzyme.
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Inactive enzyme that has to be associated with a specific organic molecule called a co-enzyme in order to function. The apoenzyme/co-enzyme complex is called a holoenzyme.
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Includes the stoma, together with its guard cells and, when present, the subsidiary cells.
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Increasing the activity of bacteria that decompose pollutants; a technique used in bioremediation.
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Infection with an antigen to elicit an antibody response that will protect the organism against future infections.
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