Question

Scientists have changed the DNA of a type of cabbage so that it contains a tiny amount of poison from a scorpion’s tail. The poison in the cabbage kills caterpillars that try to eat it. This is an example of

Answer 1

gene therapy


selective breeding


genetic engineering

Answer 2

That should be called genetic engineering

Answer 3

Selective breeding is where humans selectively breed particular phenotypic traits. So that's out

Answer 4

Gene therapy is where you use genes to treat diseases.

Answer 5

The zebra danios are a new type of pet fish, marketed as Glo-Fish. The fish were produced by transferring genes from jellyfish (green and yellow fish) and corals (red fish) into regular zebra danio fish (striped blue and white normally) embryos. Which of the following statements is NOT true about these fish?

Answer 6

These fish have recombinant DNA


They have been selectively breed.


A vector, such as a plasmid or virus, may have been needed to get the foreign genes into fish cells.

Answer 7

can u open up a new question for this one ?

Answer 8

wym

Answer 9

sorry what? What do u mean by wym ?

Answer 10

it means what do you mean

Answer 11

Close this question and open a new question for the second question u have