Key Area 5- Genetic engineering

Question 1

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 1

The process of removing genetic information from one organism and inserting it into another

Question 2

What does required gene mean?

Answer 2

The new gene that is being inserted into the organism

Question 3

What is the host bacterial cell?

Answer 3

The new cell that the required gene is being inserted into.

Question 4

What is a genetically modified organism?

Answer 4

Any living that (organism) that has had it’s genetic material altered by genetic engineering

Question 5

What are the 5 stages of genetic engineering?

Answer 5

(1) Identity the section of DNA that contains the required gene from the source chromosome.
(2) Extract the gene using enzymes.
(3) Extract plasmid from bacterial cell.
(4) Insert required gene into bacterial plasmid and seal using enzymes.
(5) Insert plasmid into host bacterial cell to produce a genetically modified organism.