Genetic resources

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Genetic resources are genetic material of actual or potential value, where genetic material means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity.^[1] Genetic resources is one of the three levels of biodiversity defined by the Convention on Biological Diversity in Rio, 1992.

Examples

• Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture
• Forest genetic resources
• Germplasm, genetic resources that are preserved for various purposes such as breeding, preservation, and research
• Plant genetic resources
• Genetic resources conservation and sustainable use

See also

• Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources, a strategy to preserve genetic resources cryogenically
• Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the only permanent intergovernmental body that addresses biological diversity for food and agriculture
• International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, an international agreement to promote sustainable use of the world's plant genetic resources
• Gene bank, a type of biorepository which preserves genetic material
• Genetic diversity
• The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

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