Biopolym. Cell. 2003; 19(4):317-327.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.000664
Reviews
Transgenic plants: pro and contra
1Galkin A. P., 1Medvedeva T. V., 1Lioshina L. G., 1Bulko O. V., 1Kukhar V. P.
  1. Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry and Petrochemistry, NAS of Ukraine
    1, Murmans'ka Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 02094

Abstract

The review is focused on the problems of extensive application of transgenic plants in the agricultural industry, namely, transfer of genes to plants: possible influence of selective and marker genes, introduced into plants together with a gem' of interest, on the environment. The promising approaches to solve these problems are discussed.
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