Genetic engineering

• Genetic engineering is the process of artificially transferring genetic information from one donor cell or organism to another
• Genetic engineering is also known as genetic modification (GM)
• Genetic engineering involves modifying the genome of an organism by introducing a gene from another organism to result in a desired characteristic
• Steps involved in genetic engineering:

  • Selection of the desired characteristic
  • Cutting out the gene responsible for the characteristic from the chromosome
  • Transferring and inserting the gene into another organism
  • Replication of the modified organism
• Plant crops have been genetically engineered to be disease resistant or to produce bigger fruits