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RSSTransgenic plants
Transgenic plants are plants
that have been genetically
engineered, a breeding
approach that uses
recombinant DNA techniques
to create plants with new
characteristics.They are
identified as a class of
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Genetically modified organism
A genetically modified
organism (GMO) is an
organism whose genetic
material has been altered
using techniques in genetics
generally known as
recombinant DNA technology.
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Genetically modified food
A genetically modified food
is a food product derived in
whole or part from a
genetically modified
organism (GMO) such as a
crop plant, animal or
microbe such as yeast.
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Plant breeding
Plant breeding is the
purposeful manipulation of
plant species in order to
create desired genotypes and
phenotypes for specific
purposes. This manipulation
involves either controlled
pollination, genetic
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Parthenocarpy
In botany and horticulture, parthenocarpy (literally meaning virgin fruit) is the natural or artificially induced production of fruit without fertilization of ovules. The fruit is therefore seedless. ... > more -
Vector (biology)
Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, ... > more -
Chromosomal crossover
Homologous recombination is the process by which two chromosomes, paired up during prophase 1 of meiosis, exchange some distal portion of their DNA. Crossover occurs when two chromosomes, normally ... > more -
Somatic cell
A somatic cell is generally taken to mean any cell forming the body of an organism. Somatic cells, by definition, are not germline cells. In mammals, germline cells are the sperm and ova (also known ... > more -
Genetic recombination
Genetic recombination is the transmission-genetic process by which the combinations of alleles observed at different loci in two parental individuals become shuffled in offspring individuals. In ... > more -
House mouse
Mus musculus is the common house mouse. This mouse is believed to be the second most populous mammalian species on Earth, after Homo sapiens. House mice almost always live in close proximity of ... > more -
Gene therapy
Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual's cells and tissues to treat a disease, and hereditary diseases in which a defective mutant allele is replaced with a functional one. ... > more -
Somatic cell nuclear transfer
In genetics and developmental biology, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a laboratory technique for creating an ovum with a donor nucleus. It can be used in embryonic stem cell research, or in ... > more -
Human cloning
Human cloning is the creation of a genetically identical copy of an existing, or previously existing, human being or growing cloned tissue from that individual. The term is generally used to refer to ... > more -
Domestication
Domestication is a phenomenon whereby a wild biological organism is habituated to survive in the company of human beings. Domesticated animals, plants, and other organisms are those whose collective ... > more
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