2.5 Plant biotechnology

Question 1

what is triticale

Answer 1

hybrid of tetraploid wheat and diploid rye

Question 2

what was canola derrived from

Answer 2

rapeseed

Question 3

what made canola different from rapeseed

Answer 3

it had very low levels of erucic acid and glucosinolate levels

Question 4

what is artemisinin

Answer 4

antimalrial

Question 5

what is herceptin antibody

Answer 5

successfully controls cancers involving HER proteins

Question 6

what plant has been modified to create Herceptin

Answer 6

tobacco

Question 7

what gene was introduced into cirn to protect against corn borer

Answer 7

Bt gene

Question 8

Gene responsible for endless summer tomato

Answer 8

antisence accase gene

Question 9

gene responsible for “flavr savr tomato-calgene

Answer 9

antisence epgase gene

Question 10

how does endless summer tomato work

Answer 10

ethylene gene inserted in antisense direction, so fruit wont ripen until until hormone introduced that allows ethylene

Question 11

what gene was need for rice to produce vitamin a

Answer 11

carotene

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