广播电视英语短句 第 280 课：马铃薯基因-1

Scientists now have a genetic map of the potato. 科学家获得了马铃薯的基因图。

The project is the work of a team from fourteen countries, the Potato Genome Sequencing Consortium. 这个课题由十四个国家组成的马铃薯基因测序协会共同进行研究。

Potatoes are one of the world's leading food crops. 马铃薯是世界主要食品农作物之一。

But potato breeders currently spend ten to twelve years developing new kinds. 马铃薯种植者要花12年的时间才能培育出新的品种。

Now they will be able to locate genes for any desired trait , improving quality, nutritional value and disease resistance. 现在他们能够改变马铃薯的基因以获得期望的特点，用以提高产量，增加营养价值和提高抗病能力。