Biotechnology

Objectives

Section 1: Genetic Engineering

• 1. Describe four basic steps commonly used in genetic engineering experiments.

  2. Evaluate how restriction enzymes and the antibiotic tetracycline are used in genetic engineering.

  3. Relate the role of electrophoresis and probes in identifying a specific gene.

Section 2: Human Applications of Genetic Engineering

• 1. Summarize two major goals of the Human Genome Project.

  2. Describe how drugs produced by genetic engineering are being used.

  3. Summarize the steps involved in making a genetically engineered vaccine.

  4. Identify two different uses for DNA fingerprints.

Section 3: Genetic Engineering in Agriculture

• 1. Describe three ways in which genetic engineering has been used to improve plants.

  2. Summarize two ways in which genetic engineering techniques have been used to modify farm animals.

  3. Summarize the cloning of sheep through the use of differentiated cells.