10.Biotechnology and its Application
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Expand $GMO$. How is it different from a hybrid ?

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$GMO$ stands for Genetically Modified Organism. It differs from a hybrid because in a hybrid, cross is done between different genomes of two species or strains. But in a $GMO$, foreign gene$(s)$ is introduced in the organism and is usually maintained as extra-chromosomal entity or is integrated into the genome of the organism.

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Biology

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