Within the National 5 Biology course, you will need to know:
- Genetic information can be transferred from one cell to another by genetic engineering.
- Stages of genetic engineering:
- identify section of DNA that contains required gene from source chromosome;
- extract required gene;
- extract plasmid from bacterial cell;
- insert required gene into bacterial plasmid;
- insert plasmid into host bacterial cell to produce a genetically modified (GM) organism.
- Use of enzymes in the above process.
The following links offer some useful revision on Transport Across Cell Membranes to support your learning:
BBC Bitesize – Genetic Engineering
BBC Bitesize Video – Genetic Engineering
To help with your learning, you may also wish to try some of the following resources:
