1、1 The term hybrid is used by breeders to describe the offspring of a cross between differentspecies, subspecies, or strains of animals or plants. The term hybrid is used by geneticists todescribe the offspring of two parents differing in any genetic characteristics. An example of acommon aquaculture
2、 hybrid is a splake, the result of the fertilization of brook trout eggs with laketrout sperm.2 For more information about recombinant DNA techniques, see CRS Report RL30198, FoodBiotechnology in the United States: Science, Regulation, and Issues, by Donna U. Vogt andMickey Parish.Congressional Rese
3、arch Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21996December 7, 2004Genetically Engineered Fish and SeafoodRachel BorgattiInternResources, Science, and Industry DivisionEugene H. BuckSpecialist in Natural Resources PolicyResources, Science, and In
4、dustry DivisionSummary Genetic engineering techniques allow the manipulation of inherited traits tomodify and improve organisms. Many genetically modified (GM) fish and seafoodproducts are currently under development and offer potential benefits such as increasingaquaculture productivity and improvi