LISCI-UF 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gene Gun, Genetically Modified Fish
1 May 2016
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Gmos: organisms in which genes have been altered or acquired in a way that does not occur. Cross-breeding: does not require technology, take pollen from one species and breed with another. Bacterial dna transfer: bacteria can give genes from one organism to another. Plasmids in bacteria allow them to transfer genes. Gene gun dna transfer: shoot plastic disc with dna coated gold particles. Economical safety for farmers, possible mutations in genes that could result in poisonous plants slipping through the system. ecological imbalances, allowing previously innocuous plants to grow uncontrolled.
