Genetic Engineering
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Process of changing an
organism’s DNA to give the
organism new traits
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Transgenic organisms
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contain genes from other
organisms
Using Genetic Engineering
Transgenic microorganisms
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bacteria are used to produce important
substances for health and industry
Example:
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The gene for human insulin can be put
into plasmids. The bacteria would now
be considered transgenic and would
make human insulin that can be
collected to treat people with
diabetes.
Using Genetic Engineering in
Agriculture
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Produce
faster growing animals that are
resistant to disease due to the injection of
hormones and antibiotics
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Farmers use genetic engineering to produce
animals that have desired traits, such as high
milk production.
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Important part of our food supply. Plants
are inserted with genes that make them
resistant to disease, able to produce
their own insecticide, resist weed
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killing
chemicals and increase vitamin content.
Genetic Screening
: the process of testing
DNA to determine a person’s risk of
having or passing on a genetic disorder.
Can help save lives but also lead to
difficult choices.
Why might genetic screening raise ethical
concerns about privacy?
Gene Therapy
: replacement of a defective
or missing gene,
or
the addition of a new
gene into a person’s genome to treat a
disease
Very experimental and controversial
Humans can influence the genotype and
phenotype of organisms by
selective
breeding.
Selective Breeding is when we (humans)
select the traits we think are most
beneficial to an organism and breed
organisms specifically to obtain that
particular trait.
Hybridization and inbreeding.
Hybridization:
crossing dissimilar
individuals to bring together the best of
both organisms
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Offspring called hybrids
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Cannot reproduce
Zorse: zebra +
horse
Zonkey: zebra
+ donkey
Zony: zebra + pony
Inbreeding:
continued breeding of
individuals within the same family line in
order to maintain the desired
characteristics
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Can be dangerous because a chance of bringing
together two recessive alleles
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Has pros and cons
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