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Glossary of Terms (as used in the lessons) G is for . . . |
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| gander | A male goose. |
| gelatin | A colorless or slightly yellow, transparent, brittle protein formed by boiling the specially prepared skin, bones, and connective tissue of animals and used in foods, drugs, and photographic film. |
| gelding | A castrated male horse. |
| gene | The simplest unit of inheritance. |
| geneology | A record of table of the descent of a family, group or person from ancestor of ancestors. |
| gene bank | A place where seeds are preserved under dry, cool conditions and where other plant materials are kept in test tubes or in fields. |
| gene pool | The genetic base available to plant and animal breeders for stock improvement. |
| general store | A store that carries a variety of goods. |
| genetics | The branch of biology that deals with heredity, especially the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms. |
| genetic erosion | The gradual change in a plant or animal species because of rearrangement of the genes due to the environment or unknown causes. |
| genetic identity | All the characteristics of a particular breed that make it different from other breeds. |
| genotype | The genetic makeup, expressed and latent, of an organism. |
| geotropism | The response of a living organism to gravity, as the downward growth of plant roots. |
| germ | The embryo of a seed. |
| germinate | To begin to grow; sprout. |
| gestation | The time period beginning when a female animal is bred and ending with the birth of her offspring. |
| gestation table | A table used by producers showing the approximate date an animal will give birth, based on the conception date. |
| gilt | A young female swine that has not had a litter. |
| gobbler | A male turkey. |
| goods | Articles of trade or commerce, especially agricultural products that can be transported. |
| goose down | Fine, soft, fluffy feathers on young birds and under the outer feathers on adult birds. |
| gosling | The young of the goose family. |
| grain | A small hard seed or fruit produced by a cereal grass. |
| grain drill | A machine or implement for planting seeds in holes or furrows. |
| grass | A kind of plant with narrow leaves, hollow stems and spikes of flowers which sheep, goats, horses and cattle can eat. |
| grassland | An area where mostly grass grows, such as a prairie or meadow. |
| grazing | The act of putting livestock out to feed on growing grasses or herbage |
| greedy | Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume. |
| greenhouse | A glass- or plastic-covered structure used for the growing of plants. |
| greenhouse effect | The warming of the Earth's atmosphere, which scientists think is caused by excessive amounts of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere. |
| grid | A pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines forming squares on a chart. |
| grinding stone | A saddle-shaped stone used with a hand-held stone to crush grain and seeds. |
| ground beef | Beef that has been ground. |
| groundwater | Water that soaks into the soil and flows underground. |
| grow | To increase in size by natural process. |
| growing zones | Climatic division based on the length of the growing season in a given area. |
| gullies | Deep cuts in the land where topsoil has been washed or blown away. |
| gumbo | A soup or stew thickened with okra. |
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