Answer to Question #100985 in Chemistry for Abhishek

Question

What is genetic engineering? Describe any one of its applications.

Answer 1

Genetic engineering is a biotechnology-based manipulation an organism genes. As a result, using genetic engineering techniques, genes can be modified, deleted, inserted, etc. Genetic engineering results in the formation of genetically modified organisms. For example, genetic engineering can be used to introduce a gene of interest into bacteria. As a result, these modified microbes will produce specific proteins that can be further purified and used as medicines (i.e., growth hormone, interferon, various enzymes, vaccines, etc.).