Terms used on the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Neutral marker diversity |
Genetic diversity as assessed by variation in non-transcribed regions of the genome that are not known to be associated with a biological function. |
| NIAS |
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences Japan http://www.nias.affrc.go.jp/index_e.html |
| NIG |
National Institute of Genetics Japan http://www.nig.ac.jp/index-e.html |
| Nominalistic Species Concept |
A philosophy that questions the very existence of species, and believes that individuals or interbreeding populations are the only population system with any objective reality. |
| Normal germination |
Germination in which seedlings show all essential root and shoot structures and are capable of developing into mature plants given favourable conditions. |
| NSGC |
National Small Grains Collection, USA (website) |
| Nucleotide Binding Site |
(NBS) A conserved domain of disease resistance genes. |
| Nucleotide Binding Site - Directed Profiling |
A molecular marker technique that targets variation at disease resistance genes and analogues. |
| Obsolete variety |
A plant variety that is no longer grown commercially. |
| Oligonucleotide probe |
A DNA fragment consisting of nucleotides that is used to detect the presence of its complementary sequence in a DNA sample by hybridization testing. |
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