BRAINCAKEGenetically Engineering Plants
A leaf can be cut and then exposed to Agrobacterium tumefaciens Which has been genetically engineered to include a recombinant plasmid. The bacteria infects the leaf cells and the leaf can be exposed to antibiotics that will kill cells which to not have the new genes.
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Key terms in this lesson
- plasmid
- A small, circular piece of DNA, separate from the main bacterial chromosome, often used as a vector in genetic engineering.
- transgenic
- Describes an organism that has had a gene from another species inserted into its genome by genetic engineering.
More in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- Genomics and Proteomics
- Recombinant DNA
- Genetic Engineering
- Genetically Engineering Different Organisms
- Ethical Concerns - microorganisms
- GM plants
- Patenting
- GM animals
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