Genetic material

Any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin that carries genetic information and that passes it from one generation to the next.

The information contained controls reproduction, development, behaviour, etc.

Source: GreenFacts

For all currently known living organisms the genetic material is almost exclusively DNA with the exception of some viruses and prions (infectious forms of normal proteins).

Source: GreenFacts

Genes

Español: Material genético
Français: Matériel génétique

Static Fields

Genetically Modified Crops

Forests & Energy

Antibiotic resistance

Transgenic salmon