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Introduction of foreign genes for improv...

Introduction of foreign genes for improving genotype is
Or
Insertion or deletion of one or more new genes which are absent in an organism by artificial method (not by reproduction ) is called as

A

biotechnology

B

vernalization

C

tissue culture

D

genetic engineering .

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D
Technique for manipulating prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic DNA has withnessed a remarkable development . This has allowed breaking of a DNA molecule at two desired places to isolated a specific DNA segment and then its insertion in another DNA molecules at a desired position. The product thus obtained is called rDNA and the technique as genetic engineering .
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