Use of biotechnology in farming Flashcards
1
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Biotechnology
A
the use of biological processes or living organisms to manufacture products
2
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Golden rice
A
a GMO created when a gene from a daffodil is placed into rice. The rice produced beta-carotene which the body uses to make vitamin A.
3
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Bt corn
A
a GMO produced by instering a gene into maize from Bacillus thuringiensis which has a gene which codes for a protein that is poisonous to insect pests
