broodstock
nounEtymology
From brood + stock.
Definitions
A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for…
A group of sexually mature individuals of a cultured species that is kept separate for breeding purposes.
- So the spermatogonia of an endangered species could be kept preserved and used to produce male and female broodstock to help rebuild populations.
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No curated loop yet for broodstock. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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