Are CRISPR/Cas genome editing techniques the future of plant breeding?

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1 Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt 2 School of Biotechnology, Nile University, Juhayna Square, 26th of July Corridor, El Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt

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CRISPR/Cas-based innovative breeding technologies now provide plant breeders with unprecedented opportunities to produce genetic variation for breeding. The ability to effectively target changes in most crops thanks to recent advancements in CRISPR/Cas genome editing suggests that agricultural progress may quicken.

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