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Discuss the ethical and social implications of using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in food production
1 Answer Explain that genetic engineering may help to solve the global demand for food by improving the quality and productivity of farmed animals and crop plants, using the examples of GM salmon, herbicide resistance in soybean and insect resistance in cotton
1 Answer Discuss the social and ethical considerations of using genetic screening and gene therapy in medicine
1 Answer Outline how genetic diseases can be treated with gene therapy, using the examples severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and inherited eye diseases
1 Answer Outline the advantages of genetic screening, using the examples of breast cancer (BRCA1 and BRCA2), Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis
1 Answer Explain the advantages of using recombinant human proteins to treat disease, using the examples insulin, factor VIII and adenosine deaminase
1 Answer Outline the benefits of using databases that provide information about nucleotide sequences of genes and genomes, and amino acid sequences of proteins and protein structures
1 Answer Outline how microarrays are used in the analysis of genomes and in detecting mRNA in studies of gene expression
1 Answer Describe and explain how gel electrophoresis is used to separate DNA fragments of different lengths
1 Answer Describe and explain the steps involved in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to clone and amplify DNA, including the role of Taq polymerase
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