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iveyjurea

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Describe how a plant can be altered to have a pesticide built right into its cells.

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The first symptom of dehydration (besides thirst) is:
 a. hypoglycemia.
 b. heavy breathing.
  c. heat stroke.
 d. fatigue.
 e. dizziness.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2018
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Scientists can extract a piece of genetic information that encodes for a protein that can repel insects. They can place this gene into an expression vector (piece of DNA that produces proteins within a cell) and transfer it into a plant embryo such that the plant incorporates the pesticide protein. This protein can then be found in the leaves of the new plant and can act as a pesticide, which reduces the need for sprayed-on chemical pesticides. See Figure C12-2 for an illustrated explanation of rDNA technology.

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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