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| wild relative |
| plant or animal species that are taxonomically related to crop or livestock species and serve as potential sources for genes in breeding of new varieties of those crops or livestock. |
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| zoo |
| Zoological garden. A facility for keeping captive wild animals to show to the public and for ex-situ breeding. |
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| zoology |
| the study of animal life. |
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| zygote |
| fertilised ovum of animal or plant formed from the fusion of male and female gametes. |
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This glossary of terms related to Biological Diversity has been adapted from the Belgium CBD Clearing House and has been compiled from numerous sources:
Article 2 "Use of terms" of the Convention on Biological Diversity [CBD]
Global Biodiversity Assessment. UNEP, 1995, Annex 6, Glossary. ISBN 0 521 56481 6 [GBA]
Global Biodiversity Strategy. WRI, IUCN, UNEP, 1992, Glossary. ISBN 0 915825 74 0 [WRI et al.]
The Commercial Use of Biodiversity - Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing. K. ten Kate & S.A. Laird, 1999, European Commission, 398 pp. ISBN 1 85383 334 1 [CUB]
document UNEP/CBD/BSWG/2/5 dated 7 March 1997 [BSWG/2/5]
Panel of Experts assisting FAO to detail the Global Strategy [FAO]
Glossary of Phytosanitary terms (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic). International Standards for Phytosanitary measures. ISPM, FAO, 1999, Pub. No. 5 [FAObis]
dictionaries, encyclopedia and common use
definitions arranged by J.L.Van Goethem, Dr. sc. [JVG]
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