GENERAL BIOLOGY 2

Growth hormone gene from Chinook salmon is introduced to Atlantic salmon.

• AGRICULTURE

• PHARMACEUTICAL

• GENE THERAPHY

• BIOREMEDIATION

A seemingly normal sixteen-year-old male individual is found to have Huntington’s

disease.

• BIOREMEDIATION

• GENE THERAPHY

• GENETIC TESTING

• AGRICULTURE

The gene for clotting factor IX is introduced to various bacterial species and allowed

them to produce the protein.

• GENETIC TESTING

• BIOREMEDIATION

• AGRICULTURE

• PHARMACEUTICAL

Beta carotene gene from corn is introduced to the normal rice genome via

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation.

• AGRICULTURE

• BIOREMEDIATION

• GENE THERAPHY

• GENE TESTING

Copies of the normal clotting factor VIII gene are introduced into the cells of human

male who have the mutant version of the gene.

• PHARMACEUTICAL

• AGRICULTURE

• BIOREMEDIATION

• GENE THERAPHY

The ability of a Bacillus species to metabolize more heavy metals from

contaminated waters is enhanced through genetic engineering.

• GENE THERAPHY

• GENE TESTING

• BIOREMEDIATION

• PHARMACEUTICAL

An adult sheep is modified to improve the quantity of proteins available in its milk.

• AGRICULTURE

• GENE THERAPHY

• BIOREMEDIATION

• GENE TESTING

A five-month-old child who is affected with dwarfism received human growth

hormone from rDNA technology.

• AGRICULTURE

• GENE THERAPHY

• GENE TESTING

• PHARMACEUTICAL

Various fleshy-fruit producing crops are genetically modified to prolong their shelf

life.

• AGRICULTURE

• BIOREMEDIATION

• GENE TESTING

• GENE THERAPHY

The prevalence of viral diseases in crops has been significantly lowered through

rDNA technology.

• PHARMACEUTICAL

• GENE THERAPHY

• BIOREMEDIATION

• AGRICULTURE