Marker Assisted Selection, or MAS for short, is the use of molecular markers to select desired traits within plants, animals, or organisms. Often referred to as the child of “traditional genetics and molecular biology”, this process has rapidly gained popularity and acceptance over genetically modified crops in the past few years. MAS is conducted through a DNA test using a crop, its DNA, PCR, and gel electrophoresis. Using gel electrophoresis, the DNA is sorted to display traits linked through markers. The crops with favorable traits, such as resistance to disease, are then selected to see how they do in the real world. Taking the “cream of the crop” from both the results shown in DNA testing and the actual performance of the crop selected from the testing, these become the parents of the next generation of crops, which are then subjected to MAS again. MAS can be seen as a faster, better version of traditional selective breeding, due to DNA marker assistance. In addition, it also doesn’t use the genes from another organism; everything comes from the original organism and its desirable traits.