China starts the research project of domestic chicken gene
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Last Update: 2001-09-03
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: according to Professor Li Ning, deputy leader of the bioengineering technology subject expert group of the national "863" plan, this project is of great significance to China, which will double the chicken output over the past decade to 60 million tons, and make China the world's No 1 chicken producer and the largest chicken Market The expert said that gene sequencing is the first step for scientists to decipher chicken gene morphology, so as to find the way to cultivate improved varieties through genetic engineering Professor Li told the Beijing Morning Post that the production of the improved chicken varieties is expected to increase Chinese chicken exports by $1 billion He said the chicken gene sequencing project is expected to cost 200 million yuan (equivalent to $24 million) Li Dong, a researcher at the China Agricultural Research Institute, said the project could help scientists understand why birds have the ability to recognize magnetic fields, that is, they can identify directions during the day and at night Experts say scientists in some developed countries are also interested in genetic research of domestic chickens Chinese scientists are planning to come up with an international cooperation plan to work with other countries to complete the genome research China is the world's largest pork producer, and last year, together with Denmark, began to study the gene sequence of domestic pigs Chinese scientists are also sequencing rice genes.
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