INHERITANCE VARIATION AND EVOLUTION - Genetic Engineering

Question 1

Genetic Engineering

Answer 1

Changing the characteristics of an organism by introducing a gene from another organism

Question 2

Genetically Modified (GM) Crops

Answer 2

Crops that have had their genes modified

Question 3

Example Of Genetically Modified Crop

Answer 3

A bacterium produces a toxin that poisons some insect pest species. Gene for toxin identified and transferred to crop plants genome. Crop plant is now resistant to insect pests eating it. More food is produced

Question 4

Example Of Taking Out Genes

Answer 4

Desired gene in a part of a human DNA strand is isolated and inserted into target DNA. Target bacterium replicates itself.