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-Since peaches are a soft fruit,they can be bruised during shipping and handling.When they arrive at the store with bruising,they are generally not bought and have to be thrown out.A gene research lab has turned off a gene in peaches which causes bruising.This technique of genetic engineering is called _______ genetic engineering.

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Science Literacy Use Infographic 6 below to answer the following questions. 
-Since peaches are a soft fruit,they can be bruised during shipping and handling.When they arrive at the store with bruising,they are generally not bought and have to be thrown out.A gene research lab has turned off a gene in peaches which causes bruising.This technique of genetic engineering is called _______ genetic engineering.

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Intragenic genetic engineering involves modifying or turning off genes within the same species without introducing foreign DNA, which is what was done to the peaches to prevent bruising.

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