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In biotechnology, the recombinant DNA technologies have shown to be very useful to produce genetic combinations capable of improving a specific trait. In consequence, these technologies have important applications in different fields ranging from agricultural biotechnology to medicine and industry.
Comparison of meiosis and mitotic cell division. As in the previous figure, only one pair of homologous chromosomes is shown. In meiosis, after DNA replication, two nuclear (and cell) divisions are required to produce the haploid gametes.