Biotechnology and its Applications
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See them allWhat are the three critical research areas of biotechnology?
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The three critical research areas are: providing the best catalyst in the form of an improved organism, usually a microbe or pure enzyme; creating optimal conditions through engineering for the cataly…
जैव प्रौद्योगिकी के तीन महत्वपूर्ण अनुसंधान क्षेत्र क्या हैं?
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तीन महत्वपूर्ण अनुसंधान क्षेत्र हैंः एक बेहतर जीव, आमतौर पर एक सूक्ष्मजीव या शुद्ध एंजाइम के रूप में सर्वोत्तम उत्प्रेरक प्रदान करना; उत्प्रेरक के कार्य करने के लिए इंजीनियरिंग के माध्यम से इष्टतम स्थ…
What are the three options for increasing food production?
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The three options are agro-chemical based agriculture, organic agriculture, and genetically engineered crop-based agriculture. Genetically engineered crops are useful when conventional methods are too…
खाद्य उत्पादन बढ़ाने के तीन विकल्प क्या हैं?
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तीन विकल्प हैं कृषि-रसायन आधारित कृषि, जैविक कृषि और आनुवंशिक रूप से निर्मित फसल आधारित कृषि। आनुवंशिक रूप से निर्मित फसलें तब उपयोगी होती हैं जब पारंपरिक तरीके बहुत धीमे या कम प्रभावी होते हैं।…
What is an explant in plant tissue culture?
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An explant is any part of a plant taken out and grown in a test tube under sterile conditions in special nutrient media. It is the starting material for tissue culture and plant regeneration.
पादप ऊतक संवर्धन में एक्सप्लांट क्या होता है?
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एक्सप्लांट (explant) किसी पौधे का कोई भी भाग होता है जिसे निकालकर एक टेस्ट ट्यूब में निर्जंतुकीकृत अवस्था में विशेष पोषक माध्यम में उगाया जाता है। यह ऊतक संवर्धन और पौधे के पुनरुत्पादन के लिए प्रारंभि…
Why is micropropagation important in plant biotechnology?
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Micropropagation produces a large number of plants in a very short time. The plants formed are genetically identical to the original plant, so they are called somaclones. This is useful for rapid mult…
पादप जैव प्रौद्योगिकी में सूक्ष्मप्रवर्धन क्यों महत्वपूर्ण है?
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सूक्ष्मप्रवर्धन (Micropropagation) से बहुत कम समय में बड़ी संख्या में पौधे तैयार हो जाते हैं। जो पौधे तैयार होते हैं वे आनुवंशिक रूप से मूल पौधे के समान होते हैं, इसलिए इन्हें सोमाक्लोन (somaclones) क…
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