{"id":2984,"date":"2016-06-15T21:56:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T21:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/biologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2984"},"modified":"2024-04-26T00:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T00:20:13","slug":"reading-genomics-in-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-nmbiology1\/chapter\/reading-genomics-in-agriculture\/","title":{"raw":"Genomics in Agriculture","rendered":"Genomics in Agriculture"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Outline the potential benefits and risks associated with agricultural uses of biotechnology<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nGenomics can reduce the trials and failures involved in scientific research to a certain extent, which could improve the quality and quantity of crop yields in agriculture. Linking traits to genes or gene signatures helps to improve crop breeding to generate hybrids with the most desirable qualities. Scientists use genomic data to identify desirable traits, and then transfer those traits to a different organism. Scientists are discovering how genomics can improve the quality and quantity of agricultural production. For example, scientists could use desirable traits to create a useful product or enhance an existing product, such as making a drought-sensitive crop more tolerant of the dry season.\r\n<div id=\"watch-headline-title\">\r\n<h2 class=\"watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"GMO controversies - science vs. public fear: Borut Bohanec at TEDxLjubljana\">GMO Controversies: Science versus Public Fear<\/span><\/h2>\r\nWatch Borut Bohanec, the Chair of the Department of Agronomy at the University of Ljubljana (in Slovenia), as he discusses the fears and potential benefits surrounding GMOs.\r\n\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/static.3playmedia.com\/p\/projects\/20361\/files\/2048761\/plugins\/11117.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\r\n<iframe id=\"myytplayer3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mz4_TwdaYeI?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"440\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/b6d4e40b-0d2e-4213-9025-b48fb95bed56\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Outline the potential benefits and risks associated with agricultural uses of biotechnology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Genomics can reduce the trials and failures involved in scientific research to a certain extent, which could improve the quality and quantity of crop yields in agriculture. Linking traits to genes or gene signatures helps to improve crop breeding to generate hybrids with the most desirable qualities. Scientists use genomic data to identify desirable traits, and then transfer those traits to a different organism. Scientists are discovering how genomics can improve the quality and quantity of agricultural production. For example, scientists could use desirable traits to create a useful product or enhance an existing product, such as making a drought-sensitive crop more tolerant of the dry season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"watch-headline-title\">\n<h2 class=\"watch-title-container\"><span id=\"eow-title\" class=\"watch-title\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"GMO controversies - science vs. public fear: Borut Bohanec at TEDxLjubljana\">GMO Controversies: Science versus Public Fear<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Watch Borut Bohanec, the Chair of the Department of Agronomy at the University of Ljubljana (in Slovenia), as he discusses the fears and potential benefits surrounding GMOs.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/static.3playmedia.com\/p\/projects\/20361\/files\/2048761\/plugins\/11117.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/iframe_api\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"myytplayer3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mz4_TwdaYeI?enablejsapi=1\" width=\"440\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_b6d4e40b-0d2e-4213-9025-b48fb95bed56\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/b6d4e40b-0d2e-4213-9025-b48fb95bed56?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_b6d4e40b-0d2e-4213-9025-b48fb95bed56\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-2984\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Biology. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: OpenStax CNX. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/185cbf87-c72e-48f5-b51e-f14f21b5eabd@10.8\">http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/185cbf87-c72e-48f5-b51e-f14f21b5eabd@10.8<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Download for free at http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/185cbf87-c72e-48f5-b51e-f14f21b5eabd@10.8<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>GMO controversies - 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