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... In many cases thesehave been wild plants carrying useful agricultural traits to be bred intotheir domesticated cousins. In more recent years, with the growth of biotechnology, scientists alsohave become interested in cloning individual genes that produce beneficialtraits such as disease- or pest-resistanc...Biosensor Is A Model For Widespread Testing Of Chemicals, Molecules
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