Its the use of technology to make genetically modified organisms.
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Whats the first step of making human insulin?
A plasmid is removed from a bacterium.
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What is the second step of making human insulin?
The insulin gene is cut out of a human chromosome using a restriction enzyme, this leaves it with 'sticky ends'.
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What is the third step of making human insulin?
The plasmid is cut open using the same restriction enzyme, leaving it with 'sticky ends.'
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What is the fourth step of making human insulin?
The plasmid and the human insulin gene are mixed together, ligase is added joing the 'sticky ends' to create recombinant DNA.
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What is the fifth step of making human insulin?
The recombinant DNA is inserted into a bacterium.
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What is the last step of making human insulin?
The modified bacterium is grown in a fermenter, which ends up with millions of bacteria that produce insulin for people with diabetes.
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What does a transgenic organism mean?
It means that the organism is made up of different things, from other organisms (flavonoids for example). Meaning they contain a gene from another species.
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