The following editorial abbreviations are used in the text.
abbr: |
abbreviation |
adj: |
adjective |
a.k.a. |
also known as |
AnGR |
[farm] animal genetic resources |
A.S. |
Anglo-Saxon |
bp |
base pair |
cf |
confer - compare |
F. |
French |
f.w. |
formula weight |
Gr. |
Classical Greek |
kb |
Kilobase [pairs] |
L. |
Classical Latin |
M.E. |
Middle English |
M.L. |
Mediaeval Latin |
m.w. |
molecular weight |
O.F. |
Old French |
PGR |
plant genetic resources |
pl: |
plural |
q.v. |
quod vide - which see |
See Annex 1 for a list of the prefixes for decimal multiples and submultiples of SI units.
See Annex 2 for the Greek alphabet.
