Use of genetic engineering: benefits and health concerns
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Tarih
2016
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Crc Press-Taylor & Francis Group
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Genetic engineering is the technique of excising, changing, or adding genes to a DNA molecule to alter the inbuilt information. With the modification of such information, the type or amount of protein is changed that an organism produces naturally. Applications of genetic engineering technologies are widespread ranging from the development of drugs, human gene therapy, enhanced agricultural productivity, food processing, and friendly environment to chemical and pharmaceutical industries (Gasser and Fraley 1989).
Selective breeding has played a pivotal role in improving crop plants and animals from prehistoric
times. In fact, agriculture started right from the selection of wild grasses, followed by subsequent
breeding, to develop precursors of modern staples such as wheat, rice, and maize (Baloch et al. 2010;
Comertpay et al. 2012). The conventional breeding has contributed significantly in the development of
high-yielding crop varieties since past centuries; however, the pace of development of new crop cultivars has been relatively slow along with the limitation of fertility barriers allowing only plants of the same or closely related species for hybridization. Current genetic engineering approaches to crop improvements have gained momentum in developed as well as developing countries (Hussain 2002; Bakhsh et al. 2009).
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Genetic Engineering, DNA Molecule, Technique of Excising, Adding Gene
Kaynak
Handbook Of Vegetable Preservation And Processing, 2Nd Edition
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