ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1297: XXX International Horticultural Congress IHC2018: V International Symposium on Plant Genetic Resources and International Symposium on Applied Functional Molecular Biology
Cis vs. trans: is cisgenesis an attractive alternative for transgenesis to make genetic modification acceptable to the public? |
| Authors: | M.S. Islam, M.Z.K. Roni, R. Mondal, K. Shimasaki |
| Keywords: | cis vs. trans-genesis, molecular and breeding technologies, genetic modification, biotechnology, conventional breeding, health and environments, public acceptance |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2020.1297.56 |
| Abstract:
Cisgenesis has been developed in an attempt to meet public reservations about transgenesis. The molecular technologies that are employed to create cisgenesis and transgenesis plants are the same. However, cisgenic plants are much more similar to plants produced by conventional breeding. This is because only genes of crossable donor plants are used in cisgenesis. This review discusses the three main perceived threats of transgenic plants: the threat to the environment, the threat to human and animal health and food safety and the threat to agricultural economics. Moreover, look at the advantages and disadvantages of cisgenesis compared to transgenesis, in acknowledgment of these threats. Finally, by comparing cisgenesis and transgenesis with the conclusion that, because of the unpredictable features of cisgenesis, treating cisgenesis plants as transgenic better than treating them like products of conventional breeding. An important factor in this reasoning is that transgenic plants undergo more testing. Overall, advances in molecular and breeding technologies will be part of an integrative approach to feeding the world in the near future. | |
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