HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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creating pest-resistant crops
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making new forms of human antibiotics
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developing a rot-resistant gene for trees
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producing a faster-growing salmon species
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Detailed explanation-1: -AquAdvantage® Salmon was developed by inserting into a fertilized Atlantic salmon egg, a transgene constructed from the growth hormone gene of a related species (Chinook salmon).
Detailed explanation-2: -Crops produced by biotechnology include soybeans, corn, cotton, canola, papaya, tomatoes and squash. Also, an enzyme used to make cheese and yeast to make bread is commonly produced by biotechnology. Protection of the environment. Scientists have made some foods, such as papayas and potatoes, more resistant to disease.
Detailed explanation-3: -The development of insulin, the growth hormone, molecular identity and diagnostics, gene therapies and vaccines such as hepatitis B are some of the milestones of biotechnology and its alliance with genetic engineering.