What is Agricultural Biotechnology?

Biotechnology, specifically genetic engineering, is the manipulation of an organism's DNA in order to direct that organism to perform a specific and useful task. This is usually accomplished by transferring a section of DNA, or gene, from one organism to another. In agriculture, plant biotechn...

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Main Authors: Maria Gallo-Meagher, Stephen G. Fulford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2003-06-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/108844