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germplasm noun[ U ] biology specialized(alsogerm plasm)uk /ˈdʒɜːm.plæz.əm/ us /ˈdʒɝːm.plæz.əm/ seeds, or plant or animal tissues, that are kept for the genetic material they contain and used in breeding programmes and for research: 种质 In 1998 scientists successfully tested corn hybrids bred from germplasm.1998年,科学家们成功地试验了用种质培育玉米杂交种。 A few countries bank germ plasm of shepherd dogs. To improve sorghum, scientists need to identify a superior germplasm with cold tolerance. There is a growing interest in screening germ plasm for disease. Because of the difficulties of storing the seeds, coffee germplasm is maintained in field collections and is subject to environmental hazards. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Genetics accession number adenine anaphase autosomal autosomally genetic fingerprinting genetically genetically engineered geneticist genic genomic genomics monozygotic mutate non-familial non-genetic non-mutant nondominant nonhomologous sex-linked |