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GENETIC MODIFICATION - Coggle Diagram
GENETIC MODIFICATION
TWIN MONKEYS
ethical problems
cure autism and parkinson
same technique Dolly
AIM
new substances
new functions
FIELDS OF APPLICATION
AGRICOLTURE / ANIMAL BREEDING
rat with human ear
ETHICAL DOUBTS
chicken with 4 legs
MEDICINE
drugs - therapeutics
unlimited
cheaper
cure genetic disorders
human gene therapy
artificial alteration of the
genome
genetic material of organisms
(recombinant) rDNA
new organism
GMO
genetically modified organism
human genome project
map of human genes
GMO
GOLDEN RICE
genetically modified for poor people
normal rice haven't provitamin A
Dr. Ingo Potrykus - Dr. Peter Beyer
rice plants with two daffodil genes and one bacterial gene
production of beta-carotene in rice
endosperm
nutritive tissue
resulting plants appear normal --> grain is yellow
produces provitamin A
IMPORTANT
higher mother-to-child HIV transmission
leading cause of preventable blindness in children
infections such as diarrhea and measles
not provide enough vitamin A
wdk if it would be accepted
culture and budgets