Genetic Engineering is the changing of an organism's genetic, or hereditary, makeup to get rid of unwanted characteristics or to make wanted new ones. Genetic engineering is used to increase plant and animal food production. It is also used to help dispose of industrial wastes, to diagnose disease, improve medical treatment, and produce vaccines and other useful drugs. Genetic engineering techniques include the selective breeding of plants and animals, and hybridization, which is the reproduction between different strains or species.
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