Transgen teknolojisi kısaca, bir türe ait genin aynı veya başka bir türe aktarılmasına olanak sağlanması şeklinde ifade edebiliriz. Günümüzde bu teknoloji gen düzenlenmesi, bağışıklık sistemi, kanser araştırmaları ve gelişim biyolojisini de içeren biyomedikai alanlarda uygulanmaktadır. Ancak, hala üzerinde yoğun çalışmalar yapılan teknolojilerden biri olan transgenik hayvan üretiminde çiftlik hayvanlarının genetik alt yapılarının geliştirilmesi hedeflenmektedir. Soğukkanlı canlılarda ilk kez 1985'li yıllarda uygulanan transgen teknolojisinde temel hedef; soğuğa, düşük oksijene, hastalığa karşı balıklarda toleransın arttırılması ve hızlı büyüme elde edilmesi şeklindedir.
Transgenic organisms and its application in aquaculture. The gene transfer technique, shortly, has permitted the transfer of genes from one organism to another. This technique is of great importance to many aspects of biomedical science including gene regulation, the immune system, cancer research, developmental biology. The production of transgenic animals is one of a number new and developing technologies that will have a profound impact on the genetic improvement of livestock. In aquaculture, the first microinjection method studies reported in 1985. Aim of this technology; elevated growth enhancement, resistance to some known diseases, tolerance to low oxygen concentrations and tolerance to subzero temperatures.
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