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DNA
Title: DNA
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 997 | Pages: 4.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
DNA
DNA
DNA, or Deoxyribonucleic Acid, is described, in Encarta Encyclopedia as a genetic material of all cellular organisms and most viruses. DNA carries the information needed to direct protein synthesis and replication. Protein synthesis is the production of the proteins needed by the cell or virus for its activities and development. Replication is the process by which DNA copies itself for each descendant cell or virus, passing on the information needed for protein synthesis. In …showed first 75 words of 997 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 997 total…compared with the DNA of a suspect, and the results can be used in court as evidence.
Techniques of DNA manipulation are used in farming, in the form of genetic engineering and biotechnology. Strains of crop plants to which genes have been transferred may produce higher yields and may be more resistant to insects. Cattle have been similarly treated to increase milk and beef production, as have hogs, to yield more meat and less fat.
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