LEARN ABOUT GENE TRANSFORMATION PLANTS

Abstract

In the field of plant breeding, there is a new trend in the use of genetic engineering. Conventional breeding is time-consuming and expensive, and unsustainable traits are common, especially for traits that are regulated by multiple genes such as drought tolerance or yield. This is not what plant breeders want. This is because on the chromosomes, sometimes beneficial genes (eg, disease resistance) are close to harmful genes (eg low yield genes, small seeds). When mating between two individuals according to the natural method, the breeder must continuously cross several generations (7-9 generations), or create a very large population (tens of thousands of individuals) to have It is possible to completely eliminate the bad genes and keep the good genes. Whereas genetic engineering allows the transfer of only one or a few useful genes into the genes of another organism within a generation. Thus shortening time and creating immediate effect. Traits resulting from natural hybridization are often unstable and sometimes natural hybridization is not possible (genes for a trait but are too close together on the same chromosome to cause recombination) case). This is a technique in the field of molecular biology. The article helps us understand more about this new technique that is being applied quite commonly in high-tech agriculture