[3][4] In the broad sense, molecular breeding can be defined as the use of genetic manipulation performed at the level of DNA to improve traits of interest in plants and animals, and it may also include genetic engineering or gene manipulation, molecular marker-assisted selection, and genomic selection.
[6] The areas of molecular breeding include: Methods in marker assisted breeding include: Development of SNPs has revolutionized the molecular breeding process as it helps to create dense markers.
[clarification needed] Another area that is developing is genotyping by sequencing.
Thus plants can receive genes from humans or algae or any other organism.
Molecular breeding resources (including multiomics data) are available for: