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Terms for subject Environment (5171 entries)
gassrørledningsnettverk gas network (Interconnected system of pipes for the distribution and supply of gas)
gassutvinning fra kull coal gasification (Process of conversion of coal to a gaseous product which is used as fuel in electric power stations)
gassverk gaswork (Place where gas, especially coal gas, is made)
gastropode gastropod (Any mollusc of the class Gastropoda, typically having a flattened muscular foot for locomotion and a head that bears stalked eyes)
gaterengjøring street cleaning (The process of removing dirt, litter or other unsightly materials from city or town streets)
GEF Global Environment Facility (An international organization established in 1990 to provide practical assistance to governments in achieving environmental improvements. The GEF is managed by the World Bank, which contributes 2/3 of its funds, the remaining 1/3 being controlled by the United Nations Development Programme)
genbank gene bank (Storehouses of seeds or vegetative tissue, kept in low humidity and temperature, to help maintain genetic diversity. Sometimes known as seed banks or germ plasm banks. their contents mostly originate from a wide range of primitive strains and wild crop varieties. The International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR), which was established in 1974, promotes the collection, documentation, evaluation, conservation and eventual use of genetic resources of significant plant species. Gene banks are the subject of international controversy because they contain seeds that have mostly been acquired from the developing countries by the industrially rich countries, where they have been used in breeding programmes to develop new strains. Instead of taking decades over a traditional plant breeding programme by fertilization, it is now possible to manipulate directly the genes of plants, creating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which are plants modified to give a higher resistance to disease and improved growth and yields and, therefore, increase the profit of the plant breeder and farmer)
generell kjemi general chemistry (The study of the elements and the compounds they form)
generelt forvaltningstiltak general administrative order (An administrative mandate outlining the process by which a concept, plan, decree or law is to be put into actual practice by a specific organization or government agency)
genetikk genetics (The science that is concerned with the study of biological inheritance)
genetisk effekt genetic effect (Inheritable change, chiefly mutations produced by chemical substances, herbicides, radiations, etc.)
genetisk informasjon genetic information (The information for protein synthesis contained in the nucleotide sequences of the DNA polynucleotide chain)
genetisk mangfold genetic diversity (The variation between individuals and between populations within a species)
genetisk ressurs genetic resource (The gene pool in natural and cultivated stocks of organisms that are available for human exploitation. It is desirable to maintain as diverse a range of organisms as possible, particularly of domesticated cultivars and their ancestors, in order to maintain a wide genetic base. The wider the genetic base, the greater the capacity for adaptation to particular environmental conditions)
genetisk variasjon genetic variation (Change in one or more phenotypic characteristics, due to gene mutation or rearrangement, environmental effects, etc.)
genmodifisering genetic modification (Inheritable changes produced by ionizing radiation, exposure to certain chemicals, ingestion of some medication and from other causes)
genmodifisert organisme genetically modified organism (An organism that has undergone external processes by which its basic set of genes has been altered)
genotoksisitet genotoxicity
genpool genetic pool (The total number of genes or the amount of genetic information possessed by all the reproductive members of a population of sexually reproducing organisms)
genteknologi genetic engineering (1. The complex of techniques for the production of new genes and the alteration of the structure of the chromosomes to produce effects beneficial to man, in agriculture and medicine. 2. The intentional production of new genes and alteration of genomes by the substitution or addition of new genetic material)