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aspx discuss the potential bene its and possible harm ul e ects o one example o genetic modi ication

I!"#O$%&&IO! All li'ing things( except )iruses( are made o cells. "he cell is the basic li'ing being that is capable o per orming all 'ital unctions. Animals and plants are composed b* billions o tin* cells( and each one o them there is a nucleus( which is the undamental part o the cells. It is responsible o the acti'it* o the entire cell and carries the genetic material: $!A. "he $!A are the the carr*ing molecules o the needed in ormation o the de'eloping o a cell or an indi'idual and the onl* molecules able to sel -duplicate( creting copies o themsel'es. the $!A molecules carr* on their unction than+ to the existence o a chemical code: the genetic code. "he interpretation o this code ma+es the protein s*nthesis. ,roteins are the most important structures that our bod* is made o . -'en though the $!A is onl* ../ percent o an indi'idual( it is the part o the bod* which controls e'er* unction o the bod*. I a ragment o this genetic in ormation is ailed( it can cause huge problems to the entire organism. 0Genetic modi ication is when *ou ta+e a bene icial gene( a bit o $!A( rom one species and add it to the $!A se1uence o another species. "he geneticall* modi ied sub2ect will use the gene and bene it rom it3( 'a'aa( esto es para citar con esta pagina pero no se como se hace( asi 1ue ha4lo tu por a --5 http://wi+i.answers.com/6/What7is7genetic7modi ication8ix449: wOa;;l Genetic manipulation <GM=( Genetic engineering <G-= and genetic modi ication <GM= re er to the same thing( the alteration o the genes o an organism b* using biotechnolog* techni1ues( and all o them ha'e( as a result o this modi ication( a geneticall* modi ied organism <GMO= which can be a plant or animal and the* are mainl* used or ha'ing a higher productii'it* in agriculture and li'estoc+. Much be ore o disco'ering the genetic modi ication( the armers and their crops were alread* impro'ed through what we now +now as >traditional method.>"he procedure is the crossing o the best ( largest( most beauti ul and most delicious indi'iduals o some species to each other so that the* obtain a plant or an animal e'en better( greater( more beauti ul or more tast*.<< In the /?th centur* -ngland started to examine horses( cows( sheep and pats== citar esto con esta pagina http://librar*.thin+1uest.org//@:?A/IB.htm In the traditional procedure( the genes are trans erred rom one plant to another. "his is also the case o GM( but the wa* is 'er* di erent.Genetic engineering is a more precise techni1ue( which can be accurate trans erring the desired characteristics. In the

traditional method( it is possible to a'oid the possibilit* o trans er other eatures. And also( in the traditional method( the eatures can onl* be exchanged between identical or 'er* similar species. In genetic modi ication( the characteristics can be trans erred rom one species to another 1uite di erent( and the same is true o plants and animals.Genetic modi ication occurs aster than the traditional method. Genetic modi ication alters the genes and( conse1uentl*( the characteristics o the indi'idual. It is possible( or example( geneticall* modi ied strawberries so the* sta* resh longer( and some oods such as oranges can be geneticall* modi ied to contain more 'itamin 'alue. When scientists geneticall* modi * a plant( introduce an oreign gene into the plantCs own genes. Ma* be( or example( a gene o a bacterium resistant to the pesticide. As a result( the GM plant inherits the eatures contained in the genetic code( and is also suitable to withstand pesticides.With genetic modi ication( it is possible to trans er genes rom one species to another. "his is because all genes( both human and plant( animal or bacterial are created rom the same material. Genetic scientists thus ha'e an enormous amount o genetic characteristics to choose rom. Genetic modi ication o plants occurs in se'eral stages. First( "he scientist inds and isolates the gene with the desired genetic characteristics and then the* ma+e multiple copies o the gene isolated. A ter it( the* trans er these genes into the in'idual. In animals( this process is carried on during ecundation( but in plants( scientist introduce the genes b* adding them to a part o a plant issue. we see this genetic manipulation dail*. "he ,oultr* Farms ha'e used it to create atten chic+ens ast and so the maintenance costs are reduced( and rice has been modi ied to ha'e a higher 'itamin content. Although the modi ication can be per ormed in both animals and plants( we can sa* that is most commonl* used in plants "omatoes geneticall* modi ied to last longer was the irst geneticall* modi ied ood product that consumers were able to ac1uire. "his tomato was launched in /??: in the %.D. mar+et It is geneticall* modi ied to stand irm and resh or a long time( this is because( as a result o the genetic modi ication( tomato produces a lower amount o the substance that causes impairment.

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