BIO 2|Genetic Engineering Flashcards
- Artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid molecules to modify an organism or its population
- Manipulation/Alteration of the structure of a gene to create a desired organism
- Does not include SELECTIVE BREEDING
Genetic Engineering
Genetic Engineering is done by:(5)
- Combining DNA
- Removing a gene
- Genome doubling
- Altering genetic sequence
- Inserting a gene
How organisms may be modified:(6)
- Parts of organism are genetically altered to enhance certain properties that certain organism can do.
- gene insertion from two different plants/combination.
- manipulated manipulation
- deletion of a section of DNA
- transduction
altering by adding DNA fragment
- Combining selected traits
- Does not alter genetic makeup
- indirect genetic engineering
Selective Breeding
- Contains base pairs
- No hydroxyl group
- Has nitrogenous bases
- Has a sugar-phosphate backbone
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
4 base pairs
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine
Double-ring structure
Purines
Single-ring structure (Includes Uracil in RNA)
Pyrimidines
Part of a DNA (Usually the one being modified)
Gene
- Father of Genetic Engineering
- Made significant contributions to molecular biology and genetic engineering
- Achievements include
- 50 years in genetic engineering
Paul Berg (1926 - 2023)
Paul Berg contributions:
- Recombinant DNA technology
- Gene Splicing
- Biochemical Research
- Rudolph Jaenisch & Beatrice Mintz infected mouse embryos with SV40 (monkey) virus
- Showed that the viral DNA was integrated in the germ line
1974 (Mouse Embryos)
inventor of 1974 (Mouse Embryos)
Rudolph Jaenisch & Beatrice Mintz
First Transgenic Plant and A significant milestone in the field of plant biotechnology
Tobacco(1980s)
1980s (First Transgenic Plant: Tobacco)
Pioneered by:
- Richard B. Flavell
- Mary-Dell Chilton
- Elliot Meyerowitz
- Done by researchers led by Genentech
- Produced synthetic human insulin using recombinant DNA technology
- Marked a major milestone in biotechnology and medicine
1978 (Synthetic Human Insulin)
who led 1978 (Synthetic Human Insulin)?
led by Genentech
- Regulates blood sugar
- Harvested from the pancreas of animals (uses e.coli)
Insulin
- Developed by Calgene
- Longer shelf life, delayed ripening and bigger
- Introduced to the market (FDA approved) by 1994
1994 (Flavr Savr Tomato)
who developed 1994 (Flavr Savr Tomato)
Developed by Calgene
Genetic Engineering Techniques
- Introduction of new traits to an organism
- Enhancement of a present trait by increasing the expression of the desired gene
- Enhancement of present trait by disrupting the inhibition of desired gene’s expression
Protein produced by bacteria that cleaves DNA at specific sites along the molecule
Restriction Endonuclease (RE)
earranges the sequence
Crispr
Sequence only an RE can cut
GAATTC
- Base pair
- Leaves a sticky end from GAATTC and another DNA (from bacteria)
- DNA ligase seals both segments
CTTAAG
Cut at the ends
Restriction Exonuclease