I WILL MARK YOU BRAINELIST
New technologies can extract certain oils from plants to make renewable biodiesel fuel. Scientists have altered the genome of a species of plant to increase the amount of this oil that each plant produces. To do this, scientists activated a gene that directs cells to store plant oils. To further increase the amount of plant oil produced, scientists are planning to duplicate the gene that codes for oil production.
Part A: Describe how the altering of the plant’s genome by the scientists is similar to naturally occurring genetic mutations.
Part B: Explain how this process could impact agriculture in the United States.
Part C: Explain how altering the genome of a species has impacted the field of medicine.
