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Journal of Biotechnology & Bioresearch

Genome Editing (GE) and its Biotechnological Application in Crop Breeding Programs

  • Open or Close Cagliari A1,2*

    1Laboratório de Biotecnologia e Bioinformática, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    2Programa de Pós-Graduaçãoem Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    *Corresponding author: Alexandro Cagliari, Laboratório de Biotecnologia e Bioinformática, Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Submission: August 11, 2018; Published: August 17, 2018

Abstract

Molecular genetic studies over past decades have originated new tools for breeding programs of crop plants. Innumerous genetic engineering techniques were developed and applied to generate genetic modified crops varieties with superior agricultural characteristics, including new traits that do not occur naturally in the species. Genetic Modified Organisms (GMOs) become a reality in supermarket shells worldwide. In the last years, molecular techniques promising to develop “transgene free” crops have been introduced in plant breeding programs.

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