Genetic resistance
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002822
The relative amount of heritable qualities possessed by a organism that reduces the degree of damage to the organism by pests, pathogens, injuries or other deleterious agents.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002822 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| Synonyms | genetic control (diseases); genetic control (pests) |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Biological resistance; Resistance genes; Gene-for-gene relationship; Transgenic resistance; Varietal resistance |
| Translations | Spanish: resistencia genética |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002822",
"term": "Genetic resistance",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The relative amount of heritable qualities possessed by a organism that reduces the degree of damage to the organism by pests, pathogens, injuries or other deleterious agents.",
"synonyms": [
"genetic control (diseases)",
"genetic control (pests)"
],
"subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
"see_also": [
"biological resistance",
"resistance genes",
"gene-for-gene relationship",
"transgenic resistance",
"varietal resistance"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "resistencia genética"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/genetic-resistance/"
}
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