https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919 DNA Technology en-us 2019-04-09 16:02:42 UTC 2019-04-15 16:13:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Prizecup.png jared_hawkins https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350014189 How recombbinant DNA is made and manipulated


The organism under study, which will be used to donate DNA for the analysis, is called the donor organism. The basic procedure is to extract and cut up DNA from a donor genome into fragments containing from one to several genes and allow these fragments to insert themselves individually into opened-up small autonomously replicating DNA molecules such as bacterial plasmids.  ]]> 2019-04-09 16:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350014189 jared_hawkins https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350014488 Why some plasmids contain a gene for residence to an antibiotic

Often, the genes carried in plasmids provide bacteria with genetic advantages, such as antibiotic resistance. Then, because bacteria divide rapidly, they can be used as factories to copy DNA fragments in large quantities.]]> 2019-04-09 16:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350014488 jared_hawkins https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350014585 How can genetic engineering help improve human health.

Genetic engineering is part of a toolbox, developed from naturally-occurring processes, used by researchers to develop transgentic organisms.  these organisms have an altered genomic sequence that allows them the ability to express novel or altered proteins]]> 2019-04-09 16:19:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350014585 jared_hawkins https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350015828 One major difference between selective breeding and genetic engineering

Genetic modification GM is the alteration of the genome of a plant or animal by the addition of new genetic material. It underlies the concept of transgenics, in which an organism is modified to incorporate new genes that lead to new characteristics, such as the production of proteins for human health.]]> 2019-04-09 16:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jared_hawkins/040919/wish/350015828