Terms used on the Crop Genebank Knowledge Base.
Term | Definition |
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Database |
An organized set of interrelated data assembled for a specific purpose and held in one or more storage media. |
Database management system |
A piece of software that controls the organization storage retrieval security and integrity of data in a database it accepts requests from the application and instructs the operating system to transfer the appropriate data. |
Degenerate Oligonucleotide Primed-PCR |
A molecular marker technique that uses partially degenerated primers for polymorphism detection in comparative genomics studies. |
Dehiscent fruits |
Fruits that open at maturity to shed their seeds (see: follicle capsule). |
Dendrogram |
A branching diagrammatic representation of a set of individuals or taxa constructed from overall similarity of a set of characters among organisms. |
Deoxynucleotides |
The components of DNA: Adenine (A) Cytocine (C) Guanine (G) or Thymidine (T). |
Descriptor |
An identifiable and measurable trait characteristic or attribute observed in an accession that is used to facilitate data classification storage retrieval and use. |
Descriptor list |
A collection of all individual descriptors of a particular crop or species. |
Desiccator |
A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover and containing a desiccating agent such as silica gel or calcium chloride, above which the material to be dried is supported on a perforated platform. |
Diploid |
A full set of genetic material, consisting of paired chromosomes, with one chromosome from each parental set. Most animal cells, except the gamete, have a diploid set of chromosomes. (cf. Haploid) |
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