Genetically Modified Crop + Plant Cloning Flashcards
What are GM crop
genetic engineering to modify crops
What are the benefits of GM crops
increased yields
resistant to disease
drought tolerance
What are the negatives of GM crops
genes could get into weeds and make them resistant
vector could cause gene transfer
allergy severity
What is a clone
individual been produced asexually/sexually and is genetically identical to the parent
Why clone plants
desirable characteristics of parent
What is the simple way of cloning a plant
letting it do it naturally
OR
taking a cutting
What is the new plant cloning method called
tissue culture
What is the first step to tissue culture
using a mixture of plant hormones to make small group of cells from desired plant clone
What is the second step to tissue culture following small group of cells forming
a big mass of identical plant cells will form called a callus
When you have a callus what do you do (3rd step plant cloning)
use different mixture of hormones to stimulate each cell to form new plant