Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels. (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds))
The chromosomal constitution of cells formed by haploidization of polyploids; dihaploids resulting from halving the chromosome copy number of tetraploids are especially useful in selective breeding of crop plants. (https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/145231)
A ‘designation of origin’ is the term which is used to identify a product: originating in a specific place or a specific region; the production steps of which all take place in the defined area; and the quality or characteristics of which are essentially or exclusively due to this environment. (Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management of Ausstria. Designations of origin and geographical indications https://info.bml.gv.at/en/topics/food/designations-of-origin-and-geographical-indications.html)
A landform is a natural feature of the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landform)
Guineafowl sometimes called "pet speckled hen", or "original fowl") are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineafowl)
Variation occurring within a species in the presence or length of DNA fragment generated by a specific endonuclease at a specific site in the genome. Such variations are generated by mutations that create or abolish recognition sites for these enzymes or change the length of the fragment. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2010/MB_cgi?mode=&index=11653&field=all&HM=&II=&PA=&form=&input=)
DNA fingerprinting is a method used to identify an individual from a sample of DNA by looking at unique patterns in their DNA. (https://www.yourgenome.org/facts/what-is-a-dna-fingerprint)
The dominant feature of all lotic environments is the continuous movement of water and currents, which cuts the channel, molds the character of the stream and influences the chemical and organic composition of the water. (Smith, R.L. (1990) Ecology and Field Biology. Harper and Row, New York. IN Davis, D.S., & Browne, S. (1997). The Natural History of Nova Scotia. Volume One, Topics and Habitats. H3.1 OPEN-WATER LOTIC (RIVERS AND STREAMS) Nimbus, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax. https://ojs.library.dal.ca/)
The lowest population density of a pest that will cause economic damage; or the amount of pest injury which will justify the cost of control. (Stern, V. M., R. F. Smith, R. van den Bosch, and K. S. Hagen. 1959. The integrated control concept. Hilgardia 29: 81–101.)
