The goal is to add one or more new traits that are not
already found in that organism.
Gel Electrophoresis
Transgenic Organisms
Selective Breeding
Step 1: Alternative method (using reverse
transcriptase)
Reverse transcriptase (enzyme)
mRNA converted into cDNA
Recombinant DNA
technology was first used
in the 1970s with
bacteria.
Recombinant Bacteria
Recombinant Bacteria
1. Remove bacterial DNA (plasmid).
4. Cut the DNA from another organism with the same restriction
enzyme.
cell
Electroporation
Viruses
Vectors
In genetics a vector is a length of DNA that carries the
gene we want into a host cell.
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PLANTS
1. disease-resistant and
insect-resistant crops
2. Hardier fruit
3. 70-75% of food in
supermarket is
genetically modified.
How to Create a Genetically
Modified Plant
1.Create recombinant
bacteria with desired
gene.
TRANSGENIC ANIMALS
.
This goat contains a human
gene that codes for a blood
clotting agent. The blood
Human DNA in
clotting agent can be harvested
a Goat Cell
in the goats milk.
How to Create a Transgenic Animal
Desired DNA
is
added to an
egg cell.
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