# Genetic resources

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**Genetic resources** are genetic material of actual or potential value, where genetic material means any material of plant, animal, [microbial](/source/Microbial_genetics) or other origin containing functional units of [heredity](/source/Heredity).[1] Genetic resources is one of the three levels of [biodiversity](/source/Biodiversity) defined by the [Convention on Biological Diversity](/source/Convention_on_Biological_Diversity) in Rio, 1992.

## Examples

- [Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture](/source/Animal_genetic_resources_for_food_and_agriculture)
- [Forest genetic resources](/source/Forest_genetic_resources)
- [Germplasm](/source/Germplasm), genetic resources that are preserved for various purposes such as breeding, preservation, and research
- [Plant genetic resources](/source/Plant_genetic_resources)
- [Genetic resources conservation and sustainable use](/source/Genetic_resources_conservation_and_sustainable_use)

## See also

- [Cryoconservation of animal genetic resources](/source/Cryoconservation_of_animal_genetic_resources), a strategy to preserve genetic resources cryogenically
- [Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture](/source/Commission_on_Genetic_Resources_for_Food_and_Agriculture), the only permanent intergovernmental body that addresses biological diversity for food and agriculture
- [International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture](/source/International_Treaty_on_Plant_Genetic_Resources_for_Food_and_Agriculture), an international agreement to promote sustainable use of the world's plant genetic resources
- [Gene bank](/source/Gene_bank), a type of biorepository which preserves genetic material
- [Genetic diversity](/source/Genetic_diversity)
- *[The State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture](/source/The_State_of_the_World's_Animal_Genetic_Resources_for_Food_and_Agriculture)*

## References

1. Unit, Biosafety (2006-11-02). ["Convention Text"](https://www.cbd.int/convention/articles/?a=cbd-02). *www.cbd.int*. Retrieved 2020-06-24.

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