Terms used on the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indehiscent fruit |
Fruit that does not open at maturity (see also achene). |
| Ingroup |
A putatively monophyletic group that is the prime subject of a cladistic analysis. |
| INIFAP |
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias, Mexico (website) |
| Inter Simple Sequence Repeat |
A molecular marker technique that targets variation in the DNA between two microsatellite loci. |
| Inter-retrotransposon Amplified Polymorphism |
(IRAP) A molecular marker technique that targets variation in retrotransposon insertion sites. |
| Interbreeding species concept |
A philosophy and set of methods that define species almost entirely on the ability of species to exchange genes naturally or artificially as assessed by artificial crossing programs studies of mechanisms to facilitate gene flow and biological isolating mechanisms. |
| Internal Transcribed Spacer |
(ITS) A sequence of nuclear ribosomal DNA commonly examined for phylogenetic analysis consisting of two spacer regions intercalated between the 18S, 5.8S, and 26S genes. |
| Interspecific |
Refers to studies among species. |
| Intraspecific |
Refers to studies of taxa or populations within a species. |
| Inventory |
A list of samples (and their characteristics) that is stored in a genebank. |
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