level: Genetic Engineering
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Genetic Engineering
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how can genetic information be transferred from one cell to another? | by genetic engineering |
| what pharmaceutical products can be produced through genetic engineering? | insulin human growth hormones |
| describe the five stages of genetic engineering | identify section of DNA that contains required gene from source chromosome; extract required gene; extract plasmid from bacterial cell; insert required gene into bacterial plasmid; insert plasmid into host bacterial cell to produce a genetically modified (GM) organism |
| What does the process of genetic engineering require to cut human DNA to extract the required gene, to cut open the plasmid and to seal the human gene into the bacterial plasmid? | enzymes |