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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 ...
Antibody-producing white blood cells derived from B lymphocytes.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any cell in the series of cells (the germ line) that eventually produces gametes. In mammals, germ cells are found in the germinal epithelium of the ovaries and testes.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any cell of a multicellular organism that composes the body of that organism but does not produce gametes. <i>cf g</i>amete; somatic cell gene therapy.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any change in chromosome structure or number. Although it can be a mechanism for enhancing genetic diversity, such alterations are usually fatal or ill-adaptive, especially in animals.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any chemical agent used to control or kill any pathogenic and non-pathogenic micro-organisms.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any chemical or biological agent that harms the growth of micro-organisms.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any chromosome region, irrespective of whether or not it is a secondary-constriction, that is associated with the formation of the nucleolus during telophase.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any enclosing cluster of cells that protects and nourishes a cell or structure within. Thus a follicle in the ovary contains a developing egg cell, while a hair follicle envelops the root of hair.
Industry:Biotechnology
Any gland in an animal that manufactures hormones and secretes them directly into the bloodstream to act at distant sites in the body, known as target organs or cells.
Industry:Biotechnology
