Genetic manipulation of plant cells through direct gene transfer has matured after many years of development. While isolated plant cells from crops are often difficult to regenerate, successes in gene transfer over the past five years provide optimism for the future. Some successful applications of transgenic plants include transferring genes for herbicide tolerance, insect tolerance, viral coat proteins for cross protection, and antisense RNA.
Genetic manipulation of plant cells through direct gene transfer has matured after many years of development. While isolated plant cells from crops are often difficult to regenerate, successes in gene transfer over the past five years provide optimism for the future. Some successful applications of transgenic plants include transferring genes for herbicide tolerance, insect tolerance, viral coat proteins for cross protection, and antisense RNA.
Genetic manipulation of plant cells through direct gene transfer has matured after many years of development. While isolated plant cells from crops are often difficult to regenerate, successes in gene transfer over the past five years provide optimism for the future. Some successful applications of transgenic plants include transferring genes for herbicide tolerance, insect tolerance, viral coat proteins for cross protection, and antisense RNA.
The genetic manipulation of plant protoplasts by direct
gene transfer has clearly come of age after a long gestation period. The major limiting factor to the practical application of gene transfer is that protoplasts isolated from many crop species are recalcitrant to regeneration. However, the great successes achieved in the past five years in the field of gene transfer remain as boosters for the future. Some success stories related to the production of transgenic plants are described below. The major successes have been achieved in the transfer of:
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Genes for herbicide tolerance.
Insect tolerant genes. Coat protein genes for cross protection. Genes responsible for certain antisense RNA
A Seminar ON Genetic Engineering and Gene Cloning BY Ayinde Samson MATRIC NUMBER: 168859049 Department of Biochemistry Faculty of Science, Ekiti State University. JUNE, 2021