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autofécondation [3 records]

Record 1 2020-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Animal Biology
DEF

... the mating of animals more closely related than the average of the population from which they came.

CONT

Because most breeds had a relatively small number of foundation animals, the unavoidable inbreeding and linebreeding during the formative state resulted in a certain amount of homozygosity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Biologie animale
CONT

L'élevage en consanguinité, c'est-à-dire par accouplement de sujets consanguins, a principalement deux effets : - le premier est une augmentation de l'homozygotie, qui conduit à la production d'animaux plus uniformes dans leur phénotype [...] - le second est un effet dépressif, qui se traduit par une baisse de vigueur et qui diminue les caractères de reproduction [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción de animales
  • Biología animal
DEF

Cruzamiento de miembros de una misma familia.

CONT

Las consecuencias negativas de la cría endogámica son notables. [...] A causa de este método, los animales sufren más defectos genéticos y enfermedades, el efecto directo de endogamia. La cría endogámica se usa para mantener o intensificar ciertas características, las denominadas características raciales.

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Record 2 2012-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

The fertilization effected by [the] union of ova with pollen ... from the same individual.

Key term(s)
  • self-fertilisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Fécondation (d'une plante) par les gamètes mâle et femelle provenant du même individu.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
DEF

Employment of excessive proportions of a higher education institution's own graduates, especially doctoral graduates, as members of the faculty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
DEF

Politique qui consiste à restreindre le recrutement du personnel ou l'accession aux postes de direction aux seules personnes qui ont été formées au sein de l'organisation.

Spanish

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