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CROSSBREEDING [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Silviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hybrid poplar
1, record 1, English, hybrid%20poplar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hybrid poplar is created by crossbreeding two parents from closely related species of poplar, or by crossbreeding two parents with a different genetic makeup within a species of poplar. This can either occur spontaneously or artificially. Not all combinations are possible or compatible. 2, record 1, English, - hybrid%20poplar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Sylviculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peuplier hybride
1, record 1, French, peuplier%20hybride
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PEH 2, record 1, French, PEH
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis la fin des années 90, le reboisement en peuplier hybride au Québec a pris une grande importance, particulièrement en raison des besoins croissants en matière ligneuse et de l'augmentation de la consommation annuelle de peuplier faux-tremble. 3, record 1, French, - peuplier%20hybride
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Malgré qu'il existe plusieurs barrières à l'hybridation entre les peupliers, le croisement entre certaines espèces de peupliers est un phénomène des plus naturels. 3, record 1, French, - peuplier%20hybride
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Farm Animals
- Cattle Raising
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Charolais cattle
1, record 2, English, Charolais%20cattle
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Charolais 2, record 2, English, Charolais
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A large] white cattle developed in France and used primarily for beef and crossbreeding. 3, record 2, English, - Charolais%20cattle
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The name "Charolais" is often misspelled with two "l." A Charollais is a breed of sheep coming from the same region of France. 4, record 2, English, - Charolais%20cattle
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Charollais
- Charollais cattle
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Animaux de ferme
- Élevage des bovins
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bovin charolais
1, record 2, French, bovin%20charolais
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Charolais 2, record 2, French, Charolais
correct, masculine noun
- Charollais 3, record 2, French, Charollais
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bovin d'origine française caractérisé par une robe de couleur blanche ou crème et réputée pour sa viande. 4, record 2, French, - bovin%20charolais
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Charolais a montré aussi à travers le monde une remarquable facilité d'adaptation à tous les climats, notamment au Canada, au Mexique, au Brésil et en Ukraine. 5, record 2, French, - bovin%20charolais
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien qu'on trouve les deux graphies pour les bovins, on parle généralement de «Charolais» pour les bovins, le fromage et l'ancienne race équine, et de «Charollais» lorsqu'il s'agit de poules et d'ovins. 4, record 2, French, - bovin%20charolais
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec l'ancienne race équine ou le fromage Charolais. Seul le contexte peut nous éclairer à ce sujet. 4, record 2, French, - bovin%20charolais
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-05-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Shire
1, record 3, English, Shire
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Shire horse 1, record 3, English, Shire%20horse
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In America the Shire is often used to improve or "grade up" our smaller work horses. This crossbreeding is highly successful. It produces a "grade horse, "a drafter of strength but more moderate in size and with fewer feathers. 2, record 3, English, - Shire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Height 16 to 18 hands, weight 2000 or more pounds, profile nearly always Roman-nosed; long, sharp ears; lean head; long and thick, kinky and coarse feathers. 2, record 3, English, - Shire
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Shire
1, record 3, French, Shire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cheval Shire 2, record 3, French, cheval%20Shire
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cheval ayant] la tête relativement petite, le front large, les oreilles petites et bien placées, l'encolure forte, le poitrail plus épais que la croupe, la poitrine profonde, plus développée que l'arrière-main, les membres courts avec des articulations larges et fortes, le canon court. 3, record 3, French, - Shire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Race de trait lourd d'origine britannique. 2, record 3, French, - Shire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-05-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Animal Anatomy
- Animal Reproduction
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crossbred
1, record 4, English, crossbred
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- cross-breed 2, record 4, English, cross%2Dbreed
correct, see observation, noun
- crossbreed 3, record 4, English, crossbreed
correct, noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An animal or plant produced by crossbreeding. 3, record 4, English, - crossbred
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cross-breed: A breed of animals (or plants) produced by crossing;a mongrel or hybrid breed; transf. an animal of such a breed. 2, record 4, English, - crossbred
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Anatomie animale
- Reproduction des animaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- métis
1, record 4, French, m%C3%A9tis
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rejeton de deux géniteurs de races différentes. 2, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9tis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un métis est le résultat du mélange de deux races ou variétés de la même espèce. 3, record 4, French, - m%C3%A9tis
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Anatomía animal
- Reproducción de animales
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- producto de cruza
1, record 4, Spanish, producto%20de%20cruza
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- cruza 2, record 4, Spanish, cruza
feminine noun, Uruguay
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal que posee sangre de dos o más razas. 2, record 4, Spanish, - producto%20de%20cruza
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cruza: El término se aplica, habitualmente, a la progenie de dos razas distintas. 2, record 4, Spanish, - producto%20de%20cruza
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-08-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Biotechnology
- Plant Breeding
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sterility gene
1, record 5, English, sterility%20gene
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canadian researchers, with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada work with a team to develop a method of managing transgenic crops with a sterility gene that prevents seeds from crossbreeding. 2, record 5, English, - sterility%20gene
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Schernthaner’s breakthrough comes from inserting a sterility gene and sterility represser gene into the laboratory tobacco plants. The engineered plants can fertilize each other and create viable new seeds and plants because the represser gene negates the sterility gene. 3, record 5, English, - sterility%20gene
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biotechnologie
- Amélioration végétale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- gène de stérilité
1, record 5, French, g%C3%A8ne%20de%20st%C3%A9rilit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des chercheurs canadiens ont découvert une méthode pour empêcher les plants modifiés génétiquement de se reproduire avec leurs cousins sauvages. Les chercheurs ont inséré dans un plant de tabac modifié génétiquement un gène de stérilité contrôlé par un gène répresseur. Si ce plant OGM [organisme génétiquement modifié] essaie de se reproduire avec un plant sauvage, l'absence du gène répresseur dans le second plant permet au gène de stérilité de s'exprimer, ce qui empêche les deux plants de combiner leurs gènes pour créer une plante hybride. 1, record 5, French, - g%C3%A8ne%20de%20st%C3%A9rilit%C3%A9
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-05-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Biotechnology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hybridization
1, record 6, English, hybridization
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The formation of hybrids; crossbreeding parents of different species. 2, record 6, English, - hybridization
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Biotechnologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- hybridation
1, record 6, French, hybridation
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Union de deux individus qui ont un potentiel génétique différent. Les individus peuvent appartenir à deux variétés, à deux races ou à deux espèces différentes. 2, record 6, French, - hybridation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
- Biotecnología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- hibridación
1, record 6, Spanish, hibridaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- hibridización 2, record 6, Spanish, hibridizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unión sexual de individuos que presentan en su genotipo uno o varios pares de diferencias genéticas. 3, record 6, Spanish, - hibridaci%C3%B3n
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-08-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
- Animal Reproduction
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- terminal cross
1, record 7, English, terminal%20cross
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The result of commercial crossbreeding. 2, record 7, English, - terminal%20cross
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Commercial crossbreeding : production of commercial animals by continued first crossing of two different breeds without using the F1 ["F subscript 1"] generation for breeding purposes. 3, record 7, English, - terminal%20cross
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
- Reproduction des animaux
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- croisement terminal
1, record 7, French, croisement%20terminal
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- croisement industriel 1, record 7, French, croisement%20industriel
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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