Determining gene number for a polygenic characteristic 

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#Unit 12. Applied Biology

The bacterium Burkholderia dechlorinates the pesticide 2,4,5-T aerobically, releasing chloride ion (Cl-) in the process.

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Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a common bacterial storage polymer, and these readily biodegradable polymers have many of the desirable properties of xenobiotic plastics.

A PHA copolymer containing equal amounts of poly-β-hydroxybutryate(PHB) and poly-β-hydroxyvalerate(PHV).

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The bacterium Ralstonia eutropha has been used as a model organism for the commercial production of PHAs.

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Phytoremediation

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Phytoremediation is the use of green plants and their associated microorganisms, soil ammendments, and agronomic practices to remove, harmfull environmental contaminants.

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Phytovolatilization

Plants remove inorganic contaminants· either by contaminant volatilization or by metal accumulation.

Volatalization is useful for the removal of mercury. A bacterial mercuric ion reductase has been transferred to Arabidopsis thaliana; this transgenic plant absorbs mercury, and reduces it to volatile Hg0, which volatilizes from the leaf surface.