Genetic Engineering And DNA Technology In Agricultural Productivity

Part I of Essay
Due to more and more technological advances in genetic engineering, gene splicing, DNA fingerprinting, and mapping, breakthroughs in the agricultural productivity are being made. This new DNA technology allows scientists to do things such as increase food production, redu ....

Part II of Essay
.... be useful in breeding. DNA fingerprinting also makes it easier to ensure that organisms are homozygous for certain, desirable traits, rather than relying on just the phenotypes which may actually prove to be heterozygous and can, therefore, pass on the traits which were intended to be removed. Even the knowledge of a single gene can have a major impact. Just by locating a single pathogen-resistant trait or adding or deleting a single gene can vastly improve the overall quality and value of an organism. One extremely important aspect of DN ....