B2.2.6 Flashcards

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What is biotechnology

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Is the use of biological processes or living organisms to manufacture products, one example is genetically modified (GM) organisms. These are created when foreign genes are transferred into an organism.

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What is genetic modification another name for

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Is another name for genetic engineering

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How do you genetically modify an organism

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It includes an extra stage, during which the engineered bacterium or virus carries the modified gene into a plant or animal cell. Plasmids, bacteria and viruses can all be used as vectors to transfer a foreign gene into an organism.

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What is the different step

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The virus is injected into a plant cell. This is called insertion. The new gene is inserted into the host DNA. The new gene begins to work. The host is now a GMO. The GMO is then cloned producing a large number of individuals.

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