Genetic engineering

Question 1

Genetic engineering

Answer 1

The changing of genetic material of an organism by removing, changing or inserting individual genes.

Question 2

Examples of genetic engineering:

Answer 2

• the insertion of human genes into bacteria to produce human insulin
• the insertion of genes into crop plants to confer resistance to herbicides
• the insertion of genes into crop plants to confer resistance to insect pests
• the insertion of genes into crop plants to provide additional cells