How was golden rice created?
Selective breeding
Cloning
Genetic engineering
What has been genetically engineered to produce human insulin?
A human
Bacteria
Viruses
What is made by the gene that has golden rice added to it?
Glow in the dark
Herbicide resistance
Beta carotene
Which of these disorders could be overcome by genetic engineering?
Cystic fibrosis
Influenza
Gonorrhoea
Which of these is an advantage of genetic engineering?
Requires scientific equipment
Expensive
Relatively quick
What molecules are used to cut DNA in genetic engineering?
Restriction enzymes
Hormones
Growth factors
What molecules are used to seal up DNA in genetic engineering?
Ligase enzymes
Antigens
Which of these is used as a vector in genetic engineering?
Gene
Plasmid
Chloroplast
Which of these is the correct definition of a gene?
Genetic structures that usually occur in functional pairs in the nucleus of cells (except in gametes and bacteria)
A gene is a section of DNA which controls part of a cell's chemistry - particularly protein production
The complete set of DNA found in an organism
Crops have been genetically modified to be resistant to herbicides. From which species has this gene been removed?
Bacillus thuringiensis
Golden rice
Escherichia coli