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Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology (Suza and Lee)

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    73660
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    This textbook provides an introduction to plant genetics and biotechnology for the advancement of agriculture. A clear and structured introduction to the topic for learners new to the field of genetics, the book includes: an introduction to the life cycle of the cell, DNA and how it relates to genes and chromosomes, DNA analysis, recombinant DNA, biotechnology, and transmission genetics.

    Thumbnail: Three types of corn (Public Domain; Tomas Moravec via Wikipedia)


    This page titled Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology (Suza and Lee) is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Walter Suza & Donald Lee (Iowa State University Digital Press) via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform; a detailed edit history is available upon request.