How does genetic engineering prevent genetic diversity? I understand that it DOES, but I don't understand HOW. Always the HOW question.
2007-12-29 13:14:51 · 4 answers · asked by viv 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Genetic engineering selects the genes that will be in the food organisms. Natural reproduction in food organisms allows for much more variation because all the variations that can survive will be represented in the population.
2007-12-29 13:30:50 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There could be some argument that within GE seed crops themselves no diversity could take place because the seeds are not capable of of crossing with any existing plant. But over all GE can't stop all genentic diversity in food crops.
2007-12-29 21:56:46 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because genetic engineering is trying to prevent genetic diversity by engineering a paricular produce to carry certain particular traits. They are going for specific (redder tomatoes, sweeter corn, etc.) so they wouldn't want diversity.
2007-12-29 21:30:34 · answer #3 · answered by Person 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_engineering
2007-12-30 02:01:08 · answer #4 · answered by divya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋