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Biotechnology and Its Applications
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What are ethical issues with  genetic engineering?

Answer

The ethical issues with genetic engineering are-
1. Use of animals in research causes greater suffering to them.
2. Grant of patents to companies benefits them but the farmers are at loss.
3. Biopiracy 

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Some More Questions From Biotechnology and Its Applications Chapter

Name the toxin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis.

What is the utility of Bt-Toxin gene ?

Bt-toxin protein exist in which form ?

How is inactive Bt-toxin converted into active form ?

How Bt toxin causes death of insect ?

Name a few forms of cry gene.

List the specific insects killed by (i) cryIAc and (ii) cryIAb.

Name the insect killed by proteins coded by cryIIAb and cry IAc.

What is unique about transgenic animals ?

What is silencing of mRNA ?