Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Principles of genetic technology

Principles of genetic technology — practice question

Section B. Choose and answer one question.
(a)[8]

Describe the process by which the gene for human insulin may be isolated and inserted into a plasmid vector.

(b)[7]

Explain how bacteria can be genetically modified and then identified by means of antibiotic resistance genes.

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