The phrase terminator technology has been coined by the Rural Advancement Foundation Institute (RAFI). It is a Canadian NGO. The terminator technology is basically a biotechnological technique which creates sterile seeds by programming a plant's DNA to kill it's own embryo.
The technique alters four genes in the seeds of plants in such a manner that the second generation seeds (seeds generated from plants which themselves have been raised from genetically altered seeds) become incapable of germination. Technically called as control of Plant gene expression, a patent has been obtained jointly by the Delta Pine Land Company and US Department of Agriculture.
The technique is still in the experimental stage and is being experimented on cotton and tobacco.
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