Genetic engineering

Question 1

What proteins do genetically engineered bacteria produce?

Answer 1

Human insulin, Human growth hormones

Question 2

What is the hormone made by human insulin needed to control the glucose level of the blood?

Answer 2

Insulin

Question 3

What us the small circular structure in bacterium used to transfer genes from one species to another?

Answer 3

Plasmid

Question 4

What is the genetic material that can be transferred from one species to another by genetic engineering?

Answer 4

DNA

Question 5

What is used to cut open the plasmid and cut the gene out of the chromosome?

Answer 5

Enzyme

Question 6

What is the engineered plasmid inserted into?

Answer 6

Host bacterium

Question 7

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 7

The transfer of DNA from one species to another producing a genetically modified organism.

Question 8

What is a genetically modified organism?

Answer 8

An organism that has DNA from another organism engineered into it.

Question 9

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 9

The transfer of dna from one species to anotherto produce a genetically modified organism

Question 10

What are the stages of genetic engineering?

Answer 10

identifythe section of dna that contains the required gene from the source chromosome
extract the required gene using enzymes
remove the plasmid from the bacterium and cut it open using enzymes
insert the required gene into bacterial plasmid using a idfferent enzyme
put the engineered plasmid into a host bacterial cell to produce a GM organsims
culture the bacteria to produce the protein the inserted gene codes for

Question 11

Describe how enzymes are involved in th genetic modification process

Answer 11

To extract required gene from chromosome