Genetic Engineering Living Environment

What is a GMO?

• An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans

• An organism missing a chromosome

• Epigenetics

• A genetically identical organism

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An argument in favor of food biotechnology is that it

• provides foods that cure viral diseases.

• provides more food to feed a growing population.

• provides a cash crop for low income nations.

• biotech foods are not controversial

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Food products that have been genetically modified.

• GDOs

• GFOs

• GMOs

• GTOs

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Reasons to genetically modify foods...

• Produce larger fruits

• Make pest resistant vegetables

• Produce food that grows faster

• All of the above

Creating an organism that will exhibit a new trait that can be passed to its offspring.

• Hybridization

• Gene Splicing

• Transgenic Organisms

• Gene Therapy

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Bringing together genetic material from multiple organisms, creating a new sequence that would not be found in any of the original organisms.

• Gene Therapy

• Selective Breeding

• Cloning

• Gene Splicing

Using a patient’s stem cells to create a lab grown organ for transplant.

• Genetically Engineered Organs

• Genetically Modified Food

• Splicing

• Gene Splicing

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Testing that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins to rule out genetic disease and determine likelihood of developing a genetic disorder.

• Selective Breeding

• Genetic Screening

• Gene Therapy

• Cloning

Adding or deleting segments of genes to correct or get rid of genetic disorders.

• Gene Splicing

• Genetic Screening

• Gene Therapy

• Stem Cell Therapy

A new organism is made that has the exact same genes as the organism from which it was produced, creating an exact copy of the organism from which it came.

• Cloning

• Gene Splicing

• Stem Cell Therapy

• Transgenic Organisms