Question

Understand the usefulness of bacterial plasmids.

Benefits provided so far from DNA technology and genetic engineering?

Benefits provided from the study of Genomics?

Understand how restriction enzymes work.

To what does ‘recombinant DNA’ refer?

Genome, intron vs exon (what is the function of the exons?).

How is DNA extracted?

How does gel electrophoresis work?

PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is used for what purposes?

Molecular cloning vs reproductive cloning.

Genetically modified vs transgenic.

What happened to ‘Dolly’ (the first cloned mammal)?

Have scientists tried to bring back any extinct species via cloning? If so, which ones?