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Question 1

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 1

Genetic engineering is when you transfer genetic information from one cell to another

Question 2

What are the stages of genetic engineering?

Answer 2

1) Identify section of DNA that contains required gene from source chromosome
2) Extract the required gene
3) Extract the plasmid from the bacterial cell
4) Insert required gene into bacterial plasmid
5) Insert plasmid into host bacterial cell to produce a genetically modified organism

Question 3

What do you use to extract the required gene and plasmid?

Answer 3

Enzymes