Genetic Engineering (VCE SSCE Biology): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
10 cards from this deck
Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering
Deliberately changing organism's genome using biotechnology
GMO
GMO
Organism that has undergone genetic modification
Host organism
Host organism
Organism receiving the modified genes
Cisgenic organisms
Cisgenic organisms
GMOs with genes from same or closely related species
Transgenic organisms
Transgenic organisms
GMOs with genes from a different species
GMO vs transgenic relationship
GMO vs transgenic relationship
All transgenic are GMOs, but not all GMOs are transgenic
3 stages to create transgenic plants
3 stages to create transgenic plants
Gene identification, gene delivery, gene expression
Golden rice purpose
Golden rice purpose
Combat vitamin A deficiency (VAD)
Bt crops function
Bt crops function
Produce crystal toxin proteins that kill insect pests
Global crop loss due to pathogens/pests (%)
Global crop loss due to pathogens/pests (%)
30%