HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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The engineering of rice crops to withstand flooding and contain more nutrients
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The engineering of fruits so that they ripen slower and can be shipped farther
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The engineering of yeast to contain an enzyme used for making cheese
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The engineering of eggplant to make it produce fruit in winter
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main goal of biotechnology is to use living organisms and biological processes to improve life on Earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Early examples of biotechnology include breeding animals and crops, and using microorganisms to make cheese, yoghurt, bread, beer and wine. Cheese and wine, made by fermentation, are early examples of biotechnology.
Detailed explanation-3: -Modern biotechnology provides breakthrough products and technologies to combat debilitating and rare diseases, reduce our environmental footprint, feed the hungry, use less and cleaner energy, and have safer, cleaner and more efficient industrial manufacturing processes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Artificial Selection, genetic engineering and cloning are examples of biotechnology.