Terms used on the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Homoplasy |
A term in cladistic analysis that refers to the proportion of parallelisms and reversals on a phylogenetic tree. Also used for different DNA fragments of identical size that cannot be distinguished by gel electrophoresis. |
Sources for this glossary:
IPGRI Tech. Bulletin 10: Molecular markers for genebank management and
Seed handling in genebanks training course
Glossary open source software by M. Brampton
Glossary open source software by M. Brampton