genetic engineering

Question 1

defintion of genetic engineering

Answer 1

changing an organism’s DNA to give it new traits

Question 2

recombinant DNA

Answer 2

DNA that has genes from more than 1 organism

Question 3

transgenic organism

Answer 3

organism with recombinant DNA

Question 4

example of transgenic organism

Answer 4

the cow that produces milk of narcotics

Question 5

pro

Answer 5

desirable traits in agriculture animals (nutrients pesticide repellent…)

Question 6

con

Answer 6

cost
ethical human stuf
unhealthy agriculture -may be allergic
environment unbalance (bT gene kills bugs that eat plants, birds die that eat bugs..)

Question 7

how to make transgenic bacteria

Answer 7

plasmids are cut and thena gene can be cut out or replaced with another

ligation process bonds sticky ends

Question 8

example of transgenic bacteria

Answer 8

insulin producing bacteria

Question 9

plant genetic engineerins

Answer 9

1-gene inser into plasmid

2-bacteria infect plant and plant adopts gene into its DNA

Question 10

example of genetically engineered plant

Answer 10

Bt potatoes (natural pesticide)

Question 11

bacteria gene maanipulation

Answer 11

1-gene inserrt plasmid

or 2- they take on foreign DNA and add it to their own in the wild

Question 12

animals gene maniplation

Answer 12

1- insert gene into nucleus of egg cell
2- egg cell inplant into female
3- embryo is transgenic

Question 13

example of animal genetic engineered

Answer 13

oncomouse

-aways develops cancer because a cancercontrollling gene was taken out

Question 14

gene knockout

Answer 14

turn off a gene puposely and completely