CAIE IGCSE Biology 21.3.1 Defining Genetic Modification
Practise describing genetic modification as removing, changing or inserting individual genes in an organism's genetic material.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Biology 0610
Exam points
- describe genetic modification as a deliberate change to an organism's genetic material
- state that individual genes may be removed, changed or inserted to create a new trait
- distinguish the process from selective breeding, cloning and ordinary reproduction
21.3.1—Genetic modification as changing question 1
A DNA molecule has two strands as shown in Fig. 6.1.
Fig. 6.1
A modern method for improving crop productivity is to cut out sections of DNA carrying a useful gene from one organism and place them into another organism.
Name the technique of inserting genes from one organism into another.
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