03-03-2015, 04:33 PM
Originally posted by peteadams
As an example of cisgenic gene transfer, in one of Richard Ha's blog entries a tomato researcher stated that geneticists know which genes control flavor, aroma, and structural aspects of tomatoes. But with the torches and pitchforks out for GMO breeding she was essentially stuck conventionally breeding thousands of tomato seedlings to hopefully finally come up with the combination of characteristics from the essentially random combinations of parent plant chromosomes
Have you heard of Marker Assisted Selection (MAS)? There are ways that biotech can help focus on the gene combinations of interest and speed up selection without genetic engineering. Any chance you have a link to put this "stuck with conventional breeding" in context?
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.10...ode=bpts20
As an example of cisgenic gene transfer, in one of Richard Ha's blog entries a tomato researcher stated that geneticists know which genes control flavor, aroma, and structural aspects of tomatoes. But with the torches and pitchforks out for GMO breeding she was essentially stuck conventionally breeding thousands of tomato seedlings to hopefully finally come up with the combination of characteristics from the essentially random combinations of parent plant chromosomes
Have you heard of Marker Assisted Selection (MAS)? There are ways that biotech can help focus on the gene combinations of interest and speed up selection without genetic engineering. Any chance you have a link to put this "stuck with conventional breeding" in context?
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.10...ode=bpts20