Genetic Engineering

Question 1

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 1

the genetic alteration of an organism’s genome to produce an organism with desired characteristics

Question 2

Compare selctive breeding and genetic engineering.

Answer 2

selective breeding is a slow process and not exact, genetic engineering is a very accurate process which occurs in one generation

Question 3

Why has cotton been genetically modified?

Answer 3

to increase the crop yield from the same area of land

Question 4

Why has corn been genetically modified?

Answer 4

to produce toxins that kill insects so smaller amounts of pesticides are needed

Question 5

Why has bacteria been genetically engineered?

Answer 5

to produce medicals drugs such as insulin