Genetically modified organism

1. Topic: Genetically Modified Organism
Presented To: Jyotsna Dayma
Asst. Prof,
Dept. Of Biotechnology
Presented by: Aminu Isa Musa

2. INTRODUCTION
 People have been altering the genomes of
plants and animals for many years using
traditional breeding techniques
 Artificial selection for specific, desired traits has
resulted in variety of dff org.
 But this artificial selection has been limited to
naturally occurring variations
 In recent decades, advances in the field of
genetic engineering have allowed precise
control over the genetic changes introduced into
an organism

3. WHAT ARE GMO
 Is an organism whose genetic material has
been altered using rDNA
 They can be altered with DNA from
bacterium, plant, virus or animal
 Sometimes referred to as “ transgenic”
organism
 The most common genetically modified
organisms are crop plants

4. EXAMPLES OF GMOS
 Foods- canola, soya bean, golden rice and
sweet corn
 Medicine- Insulin, hormones and vaccine
 Long lasting tomato

6. PROCESS OF CREATING GMO
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7. BENEFITS OF PRODUCING GMO
 Creating plants better resistant to weeds,
pest and other disease
 Bigger yield to create more efficient use of
land, less use of herbicide and other
pesticide
 Food with better texture, flavour and
nutritional value

8. APPLICATION
 In Food- fruits are modified to make them
ripen later
 In medicine- to produce large amount of pure
human proteins
 In medicine- clotting factors for hemophilia
 In medicine- human growth hormone to treat
dwarfism
 In industries- to produce pharmaceutical
products or tissue implantation

9. CONTROVERSY
 Allergenicity
 Out crossing
 Risk to health
 Unintended spread of genes

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