Is genetic modification synonymous to biotechnology ?
Not exactly. Genetic modification is just one of the many techniques of biotechnology. There are two broad categories of biotechnology, traditional and modern. Examples of traditional biotechnology processes are: fermentation, production of biofertilizers and biocontrol agents, cell and tissue culture, biomass technology, microbial applications. On the other hand, modern biotechnology involves the recombinant biotechnology or genetic engineering such as genomics, bioinformatics, transformation, marker-assisted breeding, diagnostics and vaccine technology.
