Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture - A Revised and Augmented Edition of the Glossary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

FAO
RESEARCH AND
TECHNOLOGY
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ISSN 1020-0541

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Rome, 2001

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Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Note to the readers

Abbreviations and symbols

Notes on the structure of the glossary

Glossary of biotechnology for food and agriculture

A - C
D - H
I - P
Q - Z

Annex 1 - Prefixes for decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units

Annex 2 - The Greek alphabet

Annex 3 - Codons and amino acids

Annex 4 - Amino acids, one and three letter codes

FAO Technical Papers - FAO Research and Technology Papers

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