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. 2016 Aug;17(4):379-86.
doi: 10.2174/1389202917666160331203224.

Applications of DNA Technologies in Agriculture

Jinggui Fang  1 , Xudong Zhu  1 , Chen Wang  1 , Lingfei Shangguan  1
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Applications of DNA Technologies in Agriculture

Jinggui Fang et al. Curr Genomics. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

With the development of molecular biology, some DNA-based technologies have showed great potentiality in promoting the efficiency of crop breeding program, protecting germplasm resources, improving the quality and outputs of agricultural products, and protecting the eco-environment etc., making their roles in modern agriculture more and more important. To better understand the application of DNA technologies in agriculture, and achieve the goals to promote their utilities in modern agriculture, this paper describes, in some different way, the applications of molecular markers, transgenic engineering and gene's information in agriculture. Some corresponding anticipations for their development prospects are also made.

Keywords: Agriculture; DNA technology; Gene information; Molecular marker; Transgene.

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Fig. (1)
The schematic of manual cultivar identification diagram (MCID). The plus sign (+) indicates the presence of the amplification fragment, the minus sign (−) indicates the absence of the amplification fragment, ellipsis (...) indicates that the lists of cultivars/primer/ amplification fragment are not intended to be complete.
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Fig. (2)
The model of gene expression information for depiction of plant growth status.
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