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To understand marine biotechnology, it is necessary to understand the genes that determine an organism’s appearance and functions. This chapter will include a brief explanation of the genetics that directly informs biotechnology, as well how genetics has been applied to biotechnology.
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Kim, SK. (2019). Introduction to Molecular Biology. In: Essentials of Marine Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20944-5_2
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