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| How is genetic engineering done? | • Enzymes are used to cut useful genes from an organism's chromosomes
• The useful genes are then inserted in to another organism
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| Give a use of genetic engineering.(4) | • Insulin genes cut out from human DNA using enzymes
• Enzymes used to cut bacteria DNA then the insulin genes inserted in to the bacteria
• Bacteria grown in culture
• Insulin produces and purified for medical use
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| How is genetic engineering used in animals and plants? | Genes inserted in to DNA very early so the animal or plant develops the characteristics
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| What can you use genetic engineering in?(3) | • GM crops resistant to herbicides, insects and viruses
• Sheep milk to have drugs in it for human medicine
• Gene therapy (replacing faulty genes with working ones)
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| What is a problem with genetic engineering? | It could cause unplanned problems that could get passed on to future generations
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| Pros of GM crops.(3) | • Can increase crop yield
• Could be used to provide people with no access to nutrients
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| Cons of GM crops.(3) | • Reduce farmland biodiversity by killing flowers and insects around flowers
• Could carry allergies to the food
• Resistance to herbicides could spread to weeds and create super weeds
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