genetic technology

Question 1

genetic engineering

Answer 1

technique of manipulating the genetic constitution of an organism to modify its characteristic

Question 1

enzymes used in genetic engineering

Answer 1

1. restriction endonucleases
2. DNA ligase
3. DNA polymerase
4. reverse transcriptase

Question 2

restriction endonucleases application

Answer 2

breaks DNA molecules into shorter lengths at specific nucleotide sequences

Question 3

DNA ligase application

Answer 3

joins together DNA molecules during replication of DNA

Question 4

DNA polymerase

Answer 4

synthesises nucleic acid strands

Question 5

reverse transcriptase

Answer 5

synthesises a DNA strand complimentary to an existing RNA strand