Terms used on the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allozymes |
Allelic forms of an enzyme that can be distinguished by gel electrophoresis (see isozyme). |
| AMOVA |
The analysis of molecular variance is a method for studying molecular variation within a species. |
| Amplicons |
DNA fragments amplified by PCR. |
| Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism |
A molecular marker technique that targets variation in DNA restriction sites and in DNA restriction fragments. |
| AOSA |
Association of Seed Analysts AOSA |
| Apospecies |
A species concept based on cladistics that does not insist on monophyly. It recognizes species pairs one a monophyletic daughter species (apospecies) and the other a paraphyletic progenitor species (plesiospecies). |
| Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction |
(AP-PCR)A variant of the Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique that uses longer arbitrary primers than RAPDs. |
| Asexual reproduction |
The formation of new individuals from the cell(s) of a single parent. It does not entail recombination or mixing of parental forms. |
| Association genetics |
A research field directed to the identification of correlations between phenotypic traits and genetic markers with the aim to identify and locate the underlying genes in the genome. |
| Autogamy |
Transfer of pollen (pollination) from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower or sometimes to that of a genetically identical flower (as of the same plant or clone) The ability of many plant species to naturally and successfully fertilize within one individual. Also called self-pollination. |
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