Answer to Question #192463 in Genetics for yam

Question

1.you are given the chance to modify a trait of certain plant (pineapple, coconut, corn, rice, manggo, banana, guava).

these are the things that you consider to make a genetically modified organism (GMO)

a. identify special trait

b. identify a source organism

c. identify a target organism

d. identify the modified trait/added trait

e. what benefits would the recombinant organism provide to society?

Answer 1

Recombinant DNA technology has also proven important to the production of vaccines and protein therapies such as human insulin, interferon and human growth hormone. It is also used to produce clotting factors for treating haemophilia and in the development of gene therapy.