biotechnology
Definition
Application of biology to produce industrial enzymes, improved plants and animals, medicines, pesticides, etc., from living organisms or their parts. Genetic engineering is a special application of biotechnology in which genetic (hereditary) material of a plant or animal is modified (at the molecular level) to produce more desirable qualities.
biotechnology is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subject.
biotechnology appears in the definition of the following term: genetic profiling
biotechnology appears in the other term: food biotechnology
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