Application to GE makes it possible to transfer
• • Application to GE _________makes it possible to transfer DNA sequences, including whole genes, from one organism to another. These would be _____ organisms The tobacco plant to the right has been “_____” with the firefly luciferase gene. _______ is the use of genetics to “engineer” stuff.
Transgenic bacteria • Because they reproduce rapidly and are easy to grow, _______now produce a host of important substances useful for health and industry. • The human forms of proteins such as ____, _______, and ______, were once rare and expensive. • Bacteria transformed with the genes for human proteins now produce these important compounds _______________.
Transgenic animals • Transgenic animals have been used to study ______ and to _______ the food supply and help fight diseases. • Several labs have engineered transgenic ____ and ______ that produce human proteins in their milk, making it easy to collect and refine the proteins.
Transgenic plants • Transgenic ______ are now an important part of our food supply. • In the year 2010, ___ (77) percent of the ____ and 86 (26) percent of the corn grown in the United States were transgenic, or genetically modified (GM). • Transgenic plants produce _____ antibodies that can be used to fight disease. • Rice with ______ has made a major difference in the health of the world of over 1 ______ people.
Animal cloning • In 1997, Scottish scientist Ian Wilmut stunned biologists by announcing that he had cloned a ______. • How did he do it? Why did he do it? • The _____ of an egg cell is removed. • The nucleus from _____ adult cell is placed in this egg cell. In this case a mammary cell, hence the name dolly. • The fused cell begins to divide and the embryo is then placed in the reproductive system of a ________, where it develops normally.
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