290 • Impacts of Applied Genetics — Micro-Organisms, Plants, and Animals 
Table l-B-33.— Projected Growth of Selected Markets 
Involving Applications of Genetic Engineering 
Product category 
Current market 
$ millions 
Projected 
market 
in 20yrs. 
$ millions 
Amino acids® 
300 
900 
Miscellaneous proteins . 
300 
1,000 
Gene preparations 
0 
too 
Sfiort peptides 
5 
2,100 
Peptide hormones 
260 
1,000 
Totals 
865 
5,100 
®Only four amino acids are considered here. 
SOURCE: Genex Corp. 
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