Genetic Engineering

Genetic Engineering

This is used to change an organism and give it new characteristics

• The gene of interest from the human cell is 'cut' with restriction enzymes

• The bacterial cell's plasmid is 'cut' with restriction enzymes and part is removed

• The remaining part of the plasmid is combined with the part of the human gene

• This is put back into the bacterium

• Which reproduces asexually

• This produces clones all containing the desired part of the gene

• You can then extract and purify…