24. Examples:
A gene for an enzyme that enables the plant to
extract more iron from the soil can be
transferred to rice.
A gene that increases vitamin A in plants.
It is possible to improve the protein, mineral or
vitamin content of the food.
25. The purpose is to effect a cure by using
recombinant DNA.
It is directed towards hereditary diseases.
Hereditary diseases result from the
inheritance of a defective gene.
If a normal gene could be introduced
permanently into the affected cells, the
disease would be cured.