1. If traditional breeding methods already allow an individual plant or animal to have the desired trait, what makes genetic engineering necessary?

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Answer the following questions.
1. If traditional breeding methods already allow an individual plant or animal to have
the desired trait, what makes genetic engineering necessary?
2. If you lived during the era when the mechanism of infection by A. tumefaciens to
cause crown gall disease was not discovered yet, what would be the challenges faced
by rDNA technology concerning plants?
3. What makes the genetic modification of corn different from that of the mouse (at
least for mammals)?
4. What makes the genetic modification of corn and bacterial cells similar to each
other?
5. If you are able to successfully incorporate foreign DNA to your host organism, what
are your major concerns thereafter?
Transcribed Image Text:Answer the following questions. 1. If traditional breeding methods already allow an individual plant or animal to have the desired trait, what makes genetic engineering necessary? 2. If you lived during the era when the mechanism of infection by A. tumefaciens to cause crown gall disease was not discovered yet, what would be the challenges faced by rDNA technology concerning plants? 3. What makes the genetic modification of corn different from that of the mouse (at least for mammals)? 4. What makes the genetic modification of corn and bacterial cells similar to each other? 5. If you are able to successfully incorporate foreign DNA to your host organism, what are your major concerns thereafter?
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