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Biotechnology—Principles and Processes — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Bihar BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology—Principles and Processes2 Marks
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Define genetic engineering.
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Answer

Genetic engineering is the science which deals with the synthesis of artificial genes, repair of genes, combining of genes of two organisms to produce recom-binant DNA and manipulation of the artificial genes for the improvement of living beings.

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