Chapter 8, Problem 2TMW

Summary Introduction

To tell:

Why did the discovery and development of restriction enzymes speed up the study of recombinant DNA technology.

Introduction:

The recombinant DNA technology involves isolation and alteration of genetic materials to produce genetically modified organism (GMO). This technology isolates DNA from donor organisms (human, plant, or microorganism) and inserts them into recipient organisms after genetic manipulation. The important tools used to create genetically changed DNA or organisms are nucleic acids, restriction enzymes, ligase, vectors, reverse transcriptase, and mutagens. The main goals recombinant DNA technology are to provide (i) elimination of undesirable phenotypic traits in organisms, (ii) creation of new organisms by combining two or more beneficial traits of donor organisms, and (iii) synthesis of beneficial products by the new organism for human need.