13.5: Selective Breeding and Genetic Engineering
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WebSep 16, 2021 · Modern genetic engineering is more precise than selective breeding in the sense that biologists can modify just a single gene. Also, genetic engineering can introduce a gene between two distantly-related species, such as inserting a bacterial gene into a plant (figure \(\PageIndex{c}\)).
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