Biotechnology in Agriculture
Über den Vortrag
Der Vortrag „Biotechnology in Agriculture “ von Georgina Cornwall, PhD ist Bestandteil des Kurses „Biotechnology“.
Quiz zum Vortrag
Which of the following best describes marker-assisted breeding in agriculture?
- The use of DNA-fingerprinting technologies to select young plants with certain traits
- Comparison of bacterial growth characteristics using western blotting
- The use of primers in a specific region of the plant genome to replicate rDNA that codes for human peptides
- Completely sequencing a plant genome to study how it has evolutionarily changed
- The use of fluorescent dyes to determine where rDNA is located in the plant gene
Which of the following best describes biopharming?
- Insertion of a foreign gene coding for medically important proteins, such as therapeutic proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccines, into plant cells
- Insertion of foreign RNA coding for medically important proteins, such as therapeutic proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccines, into plant cells
- Insertion of foreign mRNA coding for medically important proteins, such as therapeutic proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccines, into human cells
- Insertion of a foreign gene coding for medically important proteins, such as therapeutic proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccines, into human cells
- Insertion of foreign mRNA coding for medically important proteins, such as therapeutic proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and vaccines, into plant cells
What are some of the important applications of biotechnology currently in use in medicine and agriculture? Select all that apply.
- Cloning human insulin genes in bacterial hosts
- Production of vaccines
- Introducing good copies of a gene (e.g., insulin gene) into cells where they are damaged (e.g., pancreas)
- Insertion of a bacterial pesticide gene into plants
- Introduction of plant-extract genes directly into humans to treat diseases
Diese Kurse könnten Sie interessieren
Dozent des Vortrages Biotechnology in Agriculture
Georgina Cornwall, PhD
Dr. Georgina Cornwall is a Biology Instructor and currently works as an Instructional Designer in the private sector, developing interactive online training materials.
She obtained her PhD in Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology at the University of Colorado, USA, in 2000, and has since taught a broad array of biology courses at various US universities.
She is an active promoter of hybrid/online teaching formats and interactive courses, and has received several awards for her engaging and innovative course design; e.g., she was named Adjunct Faculty of the Year at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen twice.
Within Lecturio, Dr. Cornwall teaches courses on Biology & Genetics.
Kundenrezensionen
5,0 von 5 Sternen
| 5 Sterne |
|
5 |
| 4 Sterne |
|
0 |
| 3 Sterne |
|
0 |
| 2 Sterne |
|
0 |
| 1 Stern |
|
0 |
