Mon Prof Augmenté
Transgenic Plant
Open to everyone until Wednesday, September 30
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A useful gene is taken from one organism and put into plant cells. The modified cells are grown into plants and checked to see if the new trait works.
In the picture
- A highlighted segment on a double helix: the useful gene
- A rod-shaped bacterium at a plant cell: the vector that carries the gene inside
- Shallow dishes with pale and dark clumps: modified cells selected
- A small plantlet in a glass jar: modified cells grown into a plant
- Two potted stems on a greenhouse bench: plants tested for pest damage
Examples
- Cotton that resists insect pests
- Papaya that resists a virus
Key takeaways
- A bacterial vector can carry a chosen gene into plant cells.
- Only cells that take up the gene are grown into whole plants and tested.
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