... biology and chemistry. Biotechnology thus can be defined as the use of living organisms and their products in the industrial processes. The development of the Biotechnology owes to the researches done by a number of the scientists are listed below: GREGOR MENDEL established the basis laws of the inheritance. GRIFFITH proposed that the DNA is responsible for transformation of bacteria called pneumococcus. MORGAN showed that the genes are located on chromosomes. AVERY, MACLEOD AND MCCARTY as well as GRIFFITH proved that DNA is the hereditary material. WATSON AND CRICK proposed a molecular model of the DNA. These mentioned contributions have opened new horizons in the development of the biotechnology. Biotechnology developments also have marvelous benefit for developing countries where almost a billion people live in poverty and undergo chronic effects. With the development in the field of biotechnology in other countries like U.S.A., Japan and European countries, India also paid ...

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