GrainsWest Fall 2018

Fall 2018 grainswest.com 37 AG BIOTECH TERMS CRISPR/CAS9 TECHNOLOGY: Shor t for clustered regularly interspaced shor t palindromic repeats/CRISPR associated protein 9, this tool for editing genomes allows researchers to alter DNA sequences and modify gene function. GENETIC ENGINEERING: Manipulation of an organism’s genes by introducing, eliminating or re-arranging specific genes using the methods of modern molecular biology. GENOME: All the genetic material in all the chromosomes of a par ticular organism. GMO: Genetically modified organism. INSECT-RESISTANT CROPS: Plants with the ability to withstand, deter or repel insects and thereby prevent them from feeding on the plant. SELECTIVE BREEDING: Making deliberate crosses of organisms so the of fspring will have desired characteristics derived from one or both parents. TRADITIONAL BREEDING: Modification of plants and animals through selective breeding. Practices used in traditional plant breeding may include aspects of biotechnology such as tissue culture and mutational breeding. TRANSGENIC TECHNOLOGY: The introduction of new and functional genetic material into an organism.