HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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genetically modifying the turkey DNA
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Selectively breeding the turkey for desirable traits
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commercially raised turkeys are no different than turkeys found in the wild
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Turkey’s DNA have been modified with the gene of vulture which gives the turkey its large size
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Detailed explanation-1: -Breeding. Turkeys exploited for their meat have been genetically manipulated through years of selective breeding to grow nearly double the size of turkeys in the 1960s. Consequently, turkeys are no longer able to breed naturally, and artificial breeding is standard practice throughout the industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -All modern turkeys are artificial insemination. Artificial insemination allows selective breeding of the sexes so breeders can raise fewer males and achieve higher rates of hatchability.
Detailed explanation-3: -Those diminutive birds were Bronze turkeys, the most popular ones of their time. But they grew bigger and increasingly top-heavy through selective breeding that kept pairing up the biggest, top-heaviest birds.
Detailed explanation-4: -Turkeys are dark overall with a bronze-green iridescence to most of their plumage. Their wings are dark, boldly barred with white. Their rump and tail feathers are broadly tipped with rusty or white. The bare skin of the head and neck varies from red to blue to gray.