Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 17, Problem 18RQ
Genomics can be used in agriculture to
- generate new hybrid strains
- improve disease resistance
- improve yield
- all of the above
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Chapter 17 Solutions
Biology 2e
Ch. 17 - Figure 17.7 You are working in a molecular biology...Ch. 17 - Figure 17.8 Do you think Dolly was a Finn-Dorset...Ch. 17 - Figure 17.15 In 2011, the United States...Ch. 17 - GMOs are created by. generating genomic DNA...Ch. 17 - Gene therapy can be used to introduce foreign DNA...Ch. 17 - Insulin produced by molecular cloning is of pig...Ch. 17 - Bt toxin is considered to be. a gene for modifying...Ch. 17 - The Flavr Savr Tomato: is a variety of...Ch. 17 - generated after a cDNA library is made unique...Ch. 17 - Linkage analysis. is used to create a physical map...
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