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Ict 1
Ict 1
SUBMITTTED BY
MEGHA C.C
NATURAL SCIENCE
NO.29
CLASS -X
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• The insulin used for the treatment of diabetes is produced
mainly from bacteria.
Joining
Cutting bacterial
Cutting the gene
DNA (plasmid).
responsible for the
production of insulin.
Remedy for
genetic
Varieties
diseases.
that have
high
productivity
and disease
resistance.
Crop
varieties
remedial
for
the lack of
nutrients.
• We have familiarized ourselves with certain
never ending scope of genetic engineering.
• This branch of research has become one of the most lively branches
of learning and it has been advancing day by day through new
discoveries.
• But, like any other technology, genetic engineering is also misused.
• Science and technology are the products of human thought.
• We can justify this only if they are utilized for human benefit.
• We must use science and technology as a means to overcome the
challenges faced by human beings.
1.What is genetic engineering?
2.Which of the following is not a part of modern genetic
engineering?
a) DNA profiling
b) Gene mapping
c) DNA finger printing
d) X-ray diffraction
3. What is gene therapy?
4.What is genome?
5.What is genetic scissors &genetic glue?
ANSWERS
1. The technology that controls traits of organisms by bringing
about desirable changes in their genetic constitution is
genetic engineering
2.d) X-ray diffraction
3.We can cure genetic diseases by removing disease causing
genes from the genome and inserting normal functional
genes. This method of treatment is called gene therapy.
4. The sum of genetic material present in an organism is
called its genome.