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Genetic rescue

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012217

A conservation tool used to increase the fitness of a small, imperiled population by adding genetic variation through a small number of immigrants.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-012217
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesEPA EV-Biological Substances-Humans-Human Activities & Behaviors
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-012217",
  "term": "Genetic rescue",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Genetic Rescue",
  "definition": "A conservation tool used to increase the fitness of a small, imperiled population by adding genetic variation through a small number of immigrants.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Biological Substances-Humans-Human Activities & Behaviors"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/genetic-rescue/"
}

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