A number of advances have been made in biotechnology. CRISPR/Cas9 one of the most controversial, and has had a lot of media attention in recent years. It is a method by which scientists can precisely edit DNA sequences at exact locations. Benefits obviously include the potential to “repair” mutated genes that cause disease. In fact, preliminary results from one of the earliest clinical trials of CRISPR/Cas9 provide evidence that the technique is safe and feasible to use for treating human diseases. What other potential applications of this application do you see (you can use any organisms to illustrate your answer)? What are the potential dangers or downsides of using this technology? Do you think this technology should be used in gene editing in humans? Explain your stance
Gene Interactions
When the expression of a single trait is influenced by two or more different non-allelic genes, it is termed as genetic interaction. According to Mendel's law of inheritance, each gene functions in its own way and does not depend on the function of another gene, i.e., a single gene controls each of seven characteristics considered, but the complex contribution of many different genes determine many traits of an organism.
Gene Expression
Gene expression is a process by which the instructions present in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) are converted into useful molecules such as proteins, and functional messenger ribonucleic (mRNA) molecules in the case of non-protein-coding genes.
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