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Genetic Engineering ( Chapter 15)

Genetic engineering allows scientists to manipulate the genomes of living things. Scientists can use bacteria to insert the DNA of one organism into another organism. Recombinant DNA has applications for agriculture, industry, medicine, and forensics. At the same time, there are ethical, legal, safety, and social issues surrounding the use of genetic engineering
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15.1 Selective Breeding
Humans use selective breeding, which takes advantage of naturally occurring genetic variation, to pass wanted traits on to the next generation of organisms. Breeders can increase the genetic variation in a population by introducing mutations, which are the ultimate source of biological diversity.
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15.2 Recombinant DNA
The first step in using the polymerase chain reaction method to copy a gene is to heat a piece of DNA, which separates its two strands. Then, as the DNA cools, primers bind to the single strands. Next, DNA polymerase starts copying the region between the primers. These copies can serve as templates to make still more copies. Recombinant DNA technology—joining together DNA from two or more sources—makes it possible to change the genetic composition of living organisms. Transgenic organisms can be produced by the insertion of recombinant DNA into the genome of a host organism.

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15.3 Applications of Genetic Engineering
Ideally, genetic modification could lead to better, less expensive, and more nutritious food as well as less harmful manufacturing processes. Recombinant-DNA technology is advancing the prevention and treatment of disease. DNA fingerprinting analyzes sections of DNA that vary widely from one individual to another.

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15.4 Ethics and Impacts of Biotechnology
Should you, like patent holders, be able to keep your genetic information confidential? Careful studies of GM foods have provided no scientific support for concerns about their safety. There are many concerns about unintended consequences that a shift to GM farming and ranching may have on agriculture. Just because we have the technology to modify an organism’s characteristics, are we justified in doing so?

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This unit is taught using the teacher resources for the following textbook:

Miller & Levine Biology: 2010 On-Level, Student Edition [Hardcover]

Kenneth R. Miller (Author) & Joseph S. Levine (Author)

ISBN-13: 978-0-13-37303-9
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