Glossary Element  ex situ conservation of farm animal genetic diversity

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English term ex situ conservation of farm animal genetic diversity
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English definition all conservation of genetic material <i>in vivo</i>, but out of the environment in which it developed, and <i>in vitro</i> including, <i>inter alia</i>, the cryoconservation of semen, oocytes, embryos, cells or tissues. Note that <i>ex situ</i> conservation and <i>ex situ</i> preservation are considered here to be synonymous. [FAO]
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