Genomics in Agriculture
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Genomics identifies which genes underlie a desirable agricultural trait, letting researchers transfer that trait between organisms more directly than traditional breeding.
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Identifying the genes behind drought tolerance in one crop variety lets researchers transfer that trait toward a drought-sensitive variety.
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Identifying a trait's genes is a genomic finding — transferring the trait still requires the genetic-engineering techniques covered earlier.