Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation

Abstract: Early humans have domesticated plant and animal species based on ancient empirical concepts (Darwin 1868, 1876). In 1886, Mendel established a new paradigm of hereditary laws (Mendel 1866, 1870, 1950) based on genotypic and phenotypic traits of cross-compatible species, establishing a comp...

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Main Author: ELIBIO L. RECH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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description Abstract: Early humans have domesticated plant and animal species based on ancient empirical concepts (Darwin 1868, 1876). In 1886, Mendel established a new paradigm of hereditary laws (Mendel 1866, 1870, 1950) based on genotypic and phenotypic traits of cross-compatible species, establishing a complex breeding technology that is currently utilized for the development of most food and livestock-derived products. Recently, studies on deciphering the double-helical structure (Watson and Crick 1953a, b) and how to restrict DNA (Arber 2012) have established the foundation of recombinant DNA technology. A new era is paving the way for genetic manipulation of important traits among all the kingdom’s organisms, allowing for the development of innovative and widely utilized products for the agricultural, industrial and pharmaceutical production sectors (Mc Elroy 2003, 2004, ISAAA 2016).
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spelling doaj.art-a4339992f97246ef94f77fd3d71a53d82022-12-21T20:36:06ZengAcademia Brasileira de CiênciasAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências1678-269091suppl 310.1590/0001-3765201920190568S0001-37652019000600617Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservationELIBIO L. RECHAbstract: Early humans have domesticated plant and animal species based on ancient empirical concepts (Darwin 1868, 1876). In 1886, Mendel established a new paradigm of hereditary laws (Mendel 1866, 1870, 1950) based on genotypic and phenotypic traits of cross-compatible species, establishing a complex breeding technology that is currently utilized for the development of most food and livestock-derived products. Recently, studies on deciphering the double-helical structure (Watson and Crick 1953a, b) and how to restrict DNA (Arber 2012) have established the foundation of recombinant DNA technology. A new era is paving the way for genetic manipulation of important traits among all the kingdom’s organisms, allowing for the development of innovative and widely utilized products for the agricultural, industrial and pharmaceutical production sectors (Mc Elroy 2003, 2004, ISAAA 2016).http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000600617&lng=en&tlng=enBiodiversitySpecies conservationDNAGenetic engineering
spellingShingle ELIBIO L. RECH
Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Biodiversity
Species conservation
DNA
Genetic engineering
title Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation
title_full Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation
title_fullStr Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation
title_full_unstemmed Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation
title_short Engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation
title_sort engineering biodiversity as a model for the species conservation
topic Biodiversity
Species conservation
DNA
Genetic engineering
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