Every year new varieties of fruits and vegetables appear on the store shelves.Some are the result of cross breeding existing varieties,and others are from finding and propagating random mutations.Still other varieties come from inserting genes directly from one organism into another.What makes these genetically modified varieties possible?

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The DNA of all organisms is made up of the same building blocks, which are the four nucleotides: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine. This allows for the transfer of genes between organisms through genetic engineering techniques, such as inserting genes from one organism into another. It also allows for the creation of new varieties through mutations and cross-breeding. While all organisms share many common genes, they do not necessarily share the same sequences or proteins.

Every Year New Varieties of Fruits and Vegetables Appear on the Store