Edexcel IGCSE Biology 5.13 Genetic engineering vectors
Practise recognising vectors and recombinant DNA, including plasmids or viruses moving genes into other cells.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2019
- Course
- Biology 4BI1
Exam points
- state that recombinant cells contain new, altered or foreign DNA from another organism
- link plasmids or viruses acting as vectors to carrying DNA into a recipient cell
5.13 Genetic engineering vectors question 1
The diagram shows a yeast cell.
Biofuel is made from ethanol.
Scientists use genetically modified (GM) yeast to produce biofuel.
The GM yeast contains an enzyme that digests plant cell walls to produce glucose.
The yeast uses the glucose in respiration to produce ethanol.
The GM yeast is a recombinant strain.
State what is meant by the term recombinant.
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