An animal geneticist at the University of California-Davis told Kansas cattle producers recently that a gene-editing technique more common in plant genetics is also a safe option for shortening the time it takes to improve cattle genetics.
Geneticist outlines promise of gene editing
The cattle genome is made of approximately three billion base pairs, which account for various traits in every breed.
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