Combined Science GCSE
Agricultural applications of genetic engineering
What Agricultural applications of genetic engineering means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Agricultural applications of genetic engineering
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Genetic engineering has been applied to crop plants to give characteristics useful to farmers and consumers, such as disease resistance or improved fruit.
Topics that use Agricultural applications of genetic engineering
- Genetic engineering (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Application of genetic engineering
- Desired characteristic
- Disease resistance in crops
- Early stage of development
- Enzymes
- Ethical issues in genetics
- Gene delivery by vectors
- Genetic engineering
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