Homework SourseExplain at least 2 differences and 2 similarities in the pro
Explain at least 2 differences and 2 similarities in the processes used to make a transgenic plant and a transgenic animal. You CANNOT only use individual technical terms. You must explain those differences and similarities
Solution
Similarities of Transgenic plant and Transgenic animal:
1. A transgenic organism carries in its cell a foreign gene that was inserted by laboratory techniques. Each transgenic organism is produced by introducing clonned genes, composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from microbes, animals or plants, into animal cells or plant cells.
2. Genetically modified organisms are used in biological and medical research, production of pharmaceutical drugs.
| Transgenic plants | Transgenic animals |
| Transgenic plants are plants that have been genetically engineered, a breeding approach that uses recombinant DNA techniques to create plants with new characteristics. | Transgenic animal is one that carries a foreign gene that has been inserted into its genome. The foreign gene is constructed using recombinant DNA methodology. |
| Example: a gene for herbicide resistance in maize. | Example: Silk producing goats |
