Basic Flashcards
1
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Eurucic acid
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Saturated fatty acid that causes heart disease and other health issues. Natural rapeseed has 40%. Cultivated rapeseed has 0.5.
2
Q
Glucosinilates
A
Secondary metabolites used for defense against herbivory. Toxic to animals.
3
Q
Brassica rapa
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Also known as Polish Canola. Has lower yield than napus and longer maturity than rapa.
4
Q
Brassica napus
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The dominant canola cultivated in Canada. Has a higher yield and shorter developmental time than rapa.
5
Q
Intraguild predation
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natural enemy feeding on another natural enemy when both natural enemies share another resource as food
6
Q
High throughput sequencing
A
Sequencing technologies that allow to sequence multiple molecules in parallel
