Genetic Engineering Flashcards
Genetic engineering aka _
Genetic modification
Genetic engineering alters _ of organism to enhance organism’s capabilities
Genome
Genetic engineering typically involves transferring a gene from one _ to another
Species
Possible for modified genes to _ but extremely rare and likely to cause problems
Spread
Humans have been modifying genomes of _ and _ for thousands of years
Plants
Animals
Genetic engineering allows researchers to make more targeted and quicker _
Modifications
Possible to transfer genes between species because all cells share same _
Genetic language
Even possible to transfer genes between human and _
Bacteria
Applications of genetic engineering include production of _ and other meds
Vaccines
Some bacteria in soil have genes that produce proteins that are toxic to _
Insects
By inserting gene that produces proteins toxic to insects in corn genome, it _
Protects plant from pests
(Reduce need for pesticides)
By transferring gene in humans responsible for growth into into genome of goat egg or embryo, you can have goat produce _
Milk with human growth hormone
Insulin for diabetes is produced by transgenic (genetically engineered) bacteria that carry gene for producing _
Human insulin
To have an insulin factory, you insert _ in bacteria
Insulin gene
