Breeding programmes can be defined as systematic and structured programmes to change the genetic composition of a population based on objective performance criteria. (The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO, 2007 (http://www.fao.org/3/a1250e/a1250e11.pdf).)
Breakage and removal of a large segment of DNA from one chromosome, followed by the segment's attachment to a different chromosome. (https://agclass.nal.usda.gov/mtwdk.exe?k=default&l=60&w=25845&n=1&s=5&t=2)
Informal property consists in rights that lack formal, official recognition and protection. (Multilingual thesaurus on land tenure (English version)
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The cloud height, also known as cloud thickness or depth, is the distance between the cloud base and the cloud top. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_height)
The practice of preserving, protecting, and restoring natural ecosystems and the species they support. It involves managing human activities in a way that maintains the integrity and functioning of ecosystems, including their biodiversity, ecological processes, and services they provide to both humans and other organisms. (FAOLEX. 2025. Glossary https://www.fao.org/faolex/)
Solid fraction of a mixture. Varying degrees of separation of solids and liquid may occur during the management of mixtures giving rise to liquid and solid fractions. (Adapted from RAMIRAN Glossary of terms on livestock and manure management 2011)
Food analysis is the discipline dealing with the development, application and study of analytical procedures for characterizing the properties of foods and their constituents. (https://people.umass.edu/~mcclemen/581Introduction.html)
Stream erosion is the displacement and transportation of solids (soil, sand, gravel, mud, boulders, and other particles) by moving water. This type of erosion is natural and occurs in and adjacent to every stream. (Government of British Columbia. nd. EROSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/water/integrated-flood-hazard-mgmt/erosion_qa.pdf)
An instrument, graduated in any units desired, for registering the pressure of solids, liquids, or gases. (Scientific-Information Center ICWC, 2024. Glossary Water Management. http://www.cawater-info.net/bk/glossary/index_e.htm)
Water demand is defined as the volume of water requested by users to satisfy their needs. In a simplified way it is often considered equal to water abstraction, although conceptually the two terms do not have the same meaning. (https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/92-9157-202-0/SOER_1_1999.pdf)
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A seasoned, often acidic, liquid used to soak food in before cooking. This sauce can be either acidic or enzymatic or have a neutral pH. In addition to these ingredients, a marinade often contains oil, salt, herbs, and spices to further flavor the food items. (Adapted from Wikipedia. 2025. Marination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marination)
Counts of meristic features (countable structures of fishes such as fin spines and rays, gill rakers, lateral line scales, and branchiostegal rays). (Adapted from Peter D. Chase, in Stock Identification Methods (Second Edition), 2014)
Cap rocks are relatively impermeable rocks layers that seal the top of reservoirs and other geologic formations. Cap rocks are commonly referred to in the context of topping oil and gas reservoirs but can also top formations of softer or less resistant rock and salt domes. (https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Cap_rock)
