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| Define genetic engineering. |
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| the transfer of genetic information from one cell to another cell |
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| What component of bacterial cells makes them useful in genetic engineering? |
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| What needs to be identified from a source chromosome? |
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| What is extracted from a source chromosome? |
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| From where is the plasmid extracted? |
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| What is inserted into the extracted plasmid? |
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| Where is the reprogrammed / modified plasmid inserted? |
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| host bacterial cell / new bacterial cell (not the one that it was extracted from) |
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| What chemicals are used to i) extract a desired gene ii) cut open the plasmid iii) insert a new gene into a plasmid ? |
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| What is the term for the organism produced by genetic engineering? |
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| genetically modified (GM) organism |
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| Name a product, useful to humans, that is made by genetically engineered bacteria. |
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