HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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worth at least $1 million.
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tested to make sure that it is safe.
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able to kill insects.
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affordable to the average consumer.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biotechnology can be safe, but potential risks exist. The continued safe use of biotechnology requires constant vigilance on a case-by-case basis. Scientists are responsible for careful preparation of recombinant organisms involved in research or product development.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biotechnology is helpful in producing transgenic crops or genetically modified (GM) crops, transgenic animals, biofertilisers, antibodies, hormones like humulin (genetically engineered human insulin), antibodies and various other useful products. Q. Which of the following is/are products of biotechnology?
Detailed explanation-3: -The three important techniques of biotechnology are: (1) Recombinant DNA Technology (Genetic Engineering) (2) Plant Tissue Culture and (3) Transgenic (Genetically Modified Organisms).
Detailed explanation-4: -Locating an organism with a specific trait and extracting its DNA. Cloning a gene that controls the trait. Designing a gene to express in a specific way. Transformation, inserting the gene into the cells of a crop plant. Cross the transgene into an elite background.