Genetic Engineering Flashcards

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What is genetic engineering?

Modifying the genome of an organism by inserting a gene from another organism to introduce a desirable characteristic.

What is a genome?

All of the genetic material (DNA) of an organism.

What is a genetically modified (GM) organism?

An organism whose genome has been changed by genetic engineering, usually by inserting a gene from another organism.

True or false? Genetic engineering can only transfer genes between organisms of the same species.

False. Genes can be transferred between completely different species, e.g. a human gene into a bacterium.

Give one medical example of genetic engineering.

Inserting the human insulin gene into bacteria so they produce human insulin.