2. How Scientists can Manipulate Genes:

3. Examples of GMOs Golden Rice- modified with Beta Carotene Gene GM Soybeans- modified with Omega-9 Fatty Acid Gene AquAdvantage Salmon- modified with Growth Gene from Chinook Salmon Purple Tomato- modified with purple pigment (antioxidant) from snapdragon plant Bt Corn- modified with Bt Delta Endotoxin – Controls caterpillars that feed on crops

4. Scientists can insert a “gene of interest” from one organism into another organism This process is called gene splicing And is used to create genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

5. Gene of interest is “cut” from genome using Restriction Enzymes You can’t just put the gene of interest into the DNA of another organism—you need a “vector” to transfer the gene over – Plasmid: small circular piece of bacterial DNA that contains non- essential genes

6. Genetic Engineering of Human Insulin

7. How to Make a GMO