The presence of different variants at a single gene locus that cause the same or similar phenotypic expressions of a disease or condition. (National Cancer Institute, 2025. NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms. Allelic heterogeneity. https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/allelic-heterogeneity)
Tushin: one of the domestic sheep breeds raised for primarily meat, milk and wool in Turkey. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299341428_DOMESTIC_ANIMAL_GENETIC_RESOURCES_IN_TURKEY_English_version_of_Turkiye_Evcil_Hayvan_Genetik_Kaynaklari)
The mantle cavity is a central feature of molluscan biology. This cavity is formed by the mantle skirt, a double fold of mantle which encloses a water space. This space contains the mollusk's gills, anus, osphradium, nephridiopores, and gonopores. The mantle cavity functions as a respiratory chamber in most mollusks. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantle_(mollusc)#Mantle_cavity)
An electrical cable is an assembly of one or more wires running side by side or bundled, which is used to carry electric current. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_cable)
Çine Çaparı is one of the domestic sheep breeds raised for dual purpose (meat and milk) in Turkey. (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299341428_DOMESTIC_ANIMAL_GENETIC_RESOURCES_IN_TURKEY_English_version_of_Turkiye_Evcil_Hayvan_Genetik_Kaynaklari)
Dolaz, made of long time boiling of whey of white (Beyaz cheese), was a traditional cheese of Isparta region. Dolaz cheese is a traditional cheese produced from whey by nomads in the Lakes region (Isparta, Afyon and Antalya) in Turkey. It is generally made from ewe's and goat's milk. (Adapted from http://dergipark.gov.tr/en/download/article-file/193649, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolaz_cheese)
Bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) is an arthropod-borne rhabdovirus that is classified as the type species of the genus Ephemerovirus. BEFV causes an acute febrile disease of cattle and water buffalo in a zone extending from Africa to the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. (Joubert DA, Blasdell KR, Audsley MD, Trinidad L, Monaghan P, Dave KA, Lieu KG, Amos-Ritchie R, Jans DA, Moseley GW, Gorman JJ, Walker PJ. Bovine ephemeral fever rhabdovirus α1 protein has viroporin-like properties and binds importin β1 and importin 7. J Virol. 2014 Feb;88(3):1591-603. doi: 10.1128/JVI.01812-13. Epub 2013 Nov 20. PMID: 24257609; PMCID: PMC3911578.)
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries. Inequality threatens long-term social and economic development, harms poverty reduction and destroys people’s sense of fulfillment and self-worth. (UN. 2025. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/)
A group of organisms of the same species or group living or growing together. (FAO and Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, the United Republic of Tanzania. 2024. Forests for a sustainable future: education modules for primary schools – Teacher's book: Module 1 Forest products, plants and animals. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc4628en)
