Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 3. Isolation, Sequencing and Synthesis of Genes

Molecular manipulation of specific genes is one of the very popular areas of research in biotechnology. These genes, therefore, should be either isolated or artificially synthesized before they are manipulated and used for transformation leading to the production of transgenic plants and animals that are discussed in the next topic. Before, we discuss production and uses of these transgenic plants and animals, the gene technology available for isolation, sequencing and synthesis of specific genes should be discussed. This technology will be briefly described in this section.