Organisms

Aegilops

A genus of grasses known generally as goatgrasses, presumed to be wild ancestors of domestic WHEAT. They belong to the grass family, POACEAE, and are distributed widely in Eurasia and North America.

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Abstract

A genus of grasses known generally as goatgrasses, presumed to be wild ancestors of domestic WHEAT. They belong to the grass family, POACEAE, and are distributed widely in Eurasia and North America.

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2019

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Previous Indexing

  • Poaceae (2001-2018)
  • Triticum (2001-2018)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.822w.017w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aegilops. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000078065. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000078065
  2. Aegilops. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegilops
  3. Aegilops. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1764888