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Established in October 1945 with the objective of eliminating hunger and improving nutrition and standards of living by increasing agricultural productivity, FAO coordinates the efforts of governments and technical agencies in programs for developing agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and land and ...
A group of cells or a single cell in animals or plants that is specialized to secrete a specific substance. In animals, there are two types of glands: endocrine glands discharge their products directly into the blood vessels; exocrine glands secrete through a duct or network of ducts into a body cavity or onto the body surface. In plants, glands are specialized to secrete certain substances produced by the plant. The secretions may be retained within a single cell, or secreted to the outside.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of DNA viruses which cause diseases in animals. In man, they produce acute respiratory tract infections with symptoms resembling common cold. They are used in gene cloning, as vectors for expressing large amounts of recombinant proteins in animal cells. They are also used to make live-virus vaccines against more dangerous pathogens.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of enzymes that degrade starch, glycogen and other polysaccharides, producing a mixture of glucose and maltose. Plants have both - and -amylase; animal have only -amylase.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of genes that are similar in nucleotide sequence or that produce polypeptides with similar amino acid sequences.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of neighbouring genes on a chromosome and that tend to be inherited together and sometimes are functionally related.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of proteins that transmit signals between immune cells and are necessary for mounting normal immune responses.
Industry:Biotechnology
A group of symptoms that occur together and represent a particular disease.
Industry:Biotechnology
