Okay this is the question for my project that i can't figure out...?

Question

okay...well my teacher said that plants isn't the answer to this...so please help me this is the exact question...

WHAT ORGANISM IS TYPICALLY USED IN GENETIC ENGINEERING RESEARCH?

thank you sooo much!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I'm not sure your teacher is actually up to date on genetic engineering, but the answer he/she is probably looking for is bacteria. Bacteria are used to insert pieces of DNA into other organisms, and in the recent past, this was the only way to do it.

However, in the last 2-3 years, several other DNA splicing techniques which not not require bacteria, have been perfected, so now days, the only organism that is typically used is the one that is the subject of the experiment. A group of chemicals called ligases or synthetases are now typically used instead of bacteria.


The link describes how bacteria are used.

Answer 2

The fruit fly, also known as Drosophila melanogaster, is used for genetic research and they are sure fun little creatures.

Answer 3

I won't give you the answer, but here's a hint: Look for some animal with an extremely short life cycle and which is easy to obtain and to maintain.

Think "wings"

Answer 4

Uhm, it might be mice, because they're used in labwork. Look it up further though because I could be wrong.

Answer 5

human cells

Answer 6

HUMAN