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Chapter 8, Problem 1MC
Which of the following statements is true concerning recombinant DNA technology?
- a. It will replace
biotechnology in the future. - b. It is a single technique for genetic manipulation.
- c. It is useful in manipulating genotypes but not
phenotypes. - d. It involves modification of an organism's genome.
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