BTNY 11000 Lecture Notes - Screw Cap, Rhizobium Rhizogenes, Shampoo
10 May 2013
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Lab #10 objectives: 1) learn about restriction enzymes and what they do. 2) become familiar with gel electrophoresis, how it works and how to interpret the results. 3) know what the term genetically engineered/modified means and observe a real-life example used across the us. Genetic engineering is the process of altering the genetic material of an organism or introducing new genetic material into the organism. Normally this is done in order to introduce a desirable or beneficial characteristic into the organism. Genetic modification through traditional breeding methods has been accomplished throughout the history of humankind in the domestication of plants and animals. For example, a plant with a beneficial characteristic in terms of height might be crossed with a plant with a beneficial characteristic in terms of fruit flavor. Both beneficial traits end up in some of the offspring and these are selected and self-fertilized until the traits breed true.
