stacked traits

Hebrew translation: (תכונות מורכבות (גנטית

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English term or phrase:stacked traits
Hebrew translation:(תכונות מורכבות (גנטית
Entered by: Lingopro

21:38 Jul 28, 2010
English to Hebrew translations [PRO]
Science - Agriculture / Agri-Biotech
English term or phrase: stacked traits
several traits stacked into a single crop, sometimes originating from different trait developers.
I had translated "stacking traits" very literally as
"הערמה של תכונות"
However, now I encountered it in another context as a noun:

"stacked traits are an increasingly important feature of biotech crops. Ten countries planted approximately 27 million hectares of stacked traits in 2008 and at 23%
growth, they grew faster than single traits."

a translation for "single traits" will also be appreciated :o)
Odded Leon
Israel
Local time: 20:35
(תכונות מורכבות (גנטית
Explanation:
trait
■ noun a distinguishing quality or characteristic. ▶a genetically determined characteristic.

In the link search for the term "stacked genes"

The second link provides great explanations on gene stacking in agriculture which you may find helpful.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2010-07-29 11:14:55 GMT)
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I did a lot of reading into it last night and did not fine mention in Hebrew for this term. Maybe someone else will provide the correct or better translation.
In any case, it seems quite obvious that stacked is referring to genes and perhaps you should therefore amend your translation of הערמה של תכונות to reflect that, because as is, it doesn't seem accurate or explanatory enough.
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Lingopro
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(תכונות מורכבות (גנטית


Explanation:
trait
■ noun a distinguishing quality or characteristic. ▶a genetically determined characteristic.

In the link search for the term "stacked genes"

The second link provides great explanations on gene stacking in agriculture which you may find helpful.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2010-07-29 11:14:55 GMT)
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I did a lot of reading into it last night and did not fine mention in Hebrew for this term. Maybe someone else will provide the correct or better translation.
In any case, it seems quite obvious that stacked is referring to genes and perhaps you should therefore amend your translation of הערמה של תכונות to reflect that, because as is, it doesn't seem accurate or explanatory enough.



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biotechnology#Agriculture
    Reference: http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto_today/for_the_record/gene_s...
Lingopro
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Asker: תכונות מורכבות הוא מושג ידוע בגנטיקה ומתייחס לתכונות שהביטוי הפנוטיפי שלהן תלוי ביותר מגן אחד זה מקביל הרבה פעמים לתכונות כמותיות בכל מקרה אני חושש שזה לא מתאים כאן.

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