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- Sainmhíniú Definition: genetically determined resistance to specific harmful agents IATE:814025 Tagairt COM-Term. Coord., based on:Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary,Elsevier, 2007. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Genetic+resistance [5.11.2012] & Moncrieff, A. The genetic basis of host pathogen specifity in plant disease resistance. http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/learning/resources/PlantPathology/infection/plant_defenses/resistanceGenetics.html [5.11.2012]
- Nóta For humans and animals, harmful agents are infectious agents, while for plants they are foreign pests and other micro-organisms. Inversely, genetic resistance of pests refers to their acquired resistance to pesticides. See also: harmful agent (related) IATE:814025<>