The Asilomar Conference Was Held to Regulate and Restrict the Field

question 54

Multiple Choice

The Asilomar Conference was held to regulate and restrict the field of:

• A) recombinant DNA
• B) comparative genomics
• C) DNA sequencing
• D) DNA amplification
• E) forensic microbiology

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Sociocultural Perspective

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Sociocultural Approach

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