Genetic Engineering

• What is genetic engineering?

  modifying the genome of an organism by introducing a gene from another organism to give desired characteristic
• What happens in genetic engineering?

  genes from chromosomes of humans are cut out and transferred to cells of other organisms
• Describe some concerns with genetic engineering in medicine?

  ethical concerns and long term effects are unknown
• What is hte process of genetic engineering?

  enzymes used to isolate gene from chromosome/DNA, gene inserted into vector which is usually a plasmid or virus, vector used to insert gene into cells