1
Q
What is genetic engineering ?
A
To move a section of DNA (gene) from one organism to another and produce a better/useful biological product
2
Q
What is an advantage for genetic engineering?
A
Be able to produce new and useful organisms very quickly.
3
Q
What are the disadvantage of genetic engineering?
A
The risk of the organism can have an unexpected harmful effect by inserting a new gene
4
Q
What are the steps to genetically engineer something ?
A
- The gene (that will attain the desirable characteristic of an organism) is selected.
- Cut of by enzymes and isolated
- The useful gene is inserted into the DNA of the organism
- Organism then replicate
5
Q
Why do some people think genetic engineering is wrong?
A
For human benefits
Genetic engineering on animals could make animals suffer
6
Q
Give me an example on how genetic engineering can be used? With rice.
A
- Rice doesn’t have vitamin A
- A gene that controls beta-carotene production was found in carrot plants
- The gene was inserted in the rice plant
- humans could change beta-carotene into vitamin A
- Eating rice gave people vitamin A
