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What is the importance of engineering animals with flourescent proteins?
to make animals with human genetic diseases.
What is the importance of banana vaccines?
for people to find vaccine against a virus by simply just taking a bite of a banana.
What is the best definition of cloning?
Cloning means creating the perfect replica
Biopharmaceuticals that are developed under genetic engeenering are?
1)anti-cancer drugs, 2)anti-aging agents 3)a possible vaccine for AIDS, malaria, etc
What is biosynthesis in simple words ?
Biosynthesis is a process where gene coding for product is 1)isolated, 2)cloned into another organism (mostly bacteria), 3)and later expressed in that organism
In what treatment is human growth hormone used in ?
It is used in the treatment of children with growth retardation called pituitary dwarfism.
What are some disadvantages of genetic engineering on human's health?
Antibiotic resistance, production of new toxins, unwanted transfer of genes etc
What are disadvantages of genetic engineering in economy?
They are not shared by companies at e reasonable cost
Which are some stages of genetic engineerin?
identify required gene, extract that gene, insert the gene into vector ect
Which are some steps of genetic engineerin?
Locating an organism with a specific trait, Cloning a gene that controls the trait, Transformation ect
When is the gene placed in a “construct”?
When many copies of the target gene have been generated
