This article provides a brief case study on recent trends in animal biotechnology. Introduction: Animal biotechnology has been defined in various ways. One of the most recent quoted definitions of animal biotechnology is: "The application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing or production of materials by animals or aquatic species to provide goods and services". Animal Biotechnology has [...]
Fundamental Aspects of Bio Prospecting – By Dilip Kumar Mandal and Samit Ray Introduction: Bio prospecting (biodiversity prospecting) involves searching for, collecting and deriving genetic material from samples of biodiversity that can be used in commercialized pharmaceutical, agricultural, industrial or chemical processing end products. In other words, it is the exploration of microorganisms, wild plants and animals for commercially valuable [...]
Read this article to learn about the meaning, distribution, origin, application, functional importance, role as genetic makers, Indian initiative of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP). Meaning of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs): A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism or SNP (pronounced 'snip') is a small genetic change, or variation, that can occur within a DNA sequence. The four nucleotide letters A (adenine), C (cytosine), [...]