PATHOLOGY MCQ
GENETICS AND DISEASE
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Some animals develop allergies to the genetically engineered crops.
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Some food staples, such as rice, contain more nutrients.
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Some disease resistant fruits and vegetables are less flavorful.
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Some genes can be transferred to wild plants in the area.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Genetic engineering is used by scientists to enhance or modify the characteristics of an individual organism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Genetic engineering aims to modify the genes to enhance the capabilities of the organism beyond what is normal. Ethical controversy surrounds possible use of the both of these technologies in plants, nonhuman animals, and humans.
Detailed explanation-3: -GM is a technology that involves inserting DNA into the genome of an organism. To produce a GM plant, new DNA is transferred into plant cells. Usually, the cells are then grown in tissue culture where they develop into plants.
Detailed explanation-4: -Genetically engineered (GE) foods have had their DNA changed using genes from other plants or animals. Scientists take the gene for a desired trait in one plant or animal, and they insert that gene into a cell of another plant or animal.