hybrid embryo — /haɪbrəd ˈɛmbrioʊ/ (say huybruhd embreeoh) noun an embryo which has a human cell nucleus inserted into an animal egg; developed to create stem cells to be used in medical treatments …
Hybrid (biology) — In biology and specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction.[1] In general usage, hybrid is synonymous with heterozygous: any offspring resulting from the mating of two… … Wikipedia
Chimera (genetics) — A chimeric mouse with its offspring A chimera or chimaera is a single organism (usually an animal) that is composed of two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated from different zygotes involved in sexual… … Wikipedia
Parahuman — A parahuman or para human is a human animal hybrid. Scientists have done extensive research into the combination of genes from different species, e.g. adding human (and other animal) genes to bacteria and farm animals to mass produce insulin and… … Wikipedia
Plant breeding — is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.[1] Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for … Wikipedia
Triticale — Taxobox name = Triticale image width = 240px image caption = Triticale regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Poales familia = Poaceae tribus = Triticeae genus = × Triticosecale species = binomial = × Triticosecale… … Wikipedia
Christian Legal Centre — Abbreviation CLC Formation December 2007 Type Christian Headquarters 70 Wimpole Street, London, United Kingdom … Wikipedia
Isolating mechanisms — are features of behavior, morphology, or genetics which serve to prevent breeding between species. Reproductive isolation of populations is established. It is particularly important to the biological species concept, as species are defined by… … Wikipedia
micrografting — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun ( s) Etymology: micr + grafting, gerund of graft, v. : the operation of engrafting a weak plant (as a hybrid embryo) on a related but more vigorous stock … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… … Wikipedia
