Issues in Genetic Engineering – Post Lesson Practice.

Copy and complete the following sentences.

1. The replacement of a defective ____________ with a functional one

is called gene __________. A common genetic disorder which may be cured this way

is ___________ fibrosis. (3)

2. An organism which has had __________ inserted from another

organism has been genetically _____________. (2)

3. Plants are easily genetically modified (GM), and examples are

_______ bean and __________ rape. But GM crops may not

be __________. (3)

4. One future development may involve ___________ in which

medicines are produced by animals and plants. Another

possibility involves xenotransplantation which would allow animal

organs to be transplanted into humans without them being

_______________. (2)

Total = 10