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