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Discuss the potential of genetically modified organisms.
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Discuss the potential of genetically modified organisms. All living organisms are made up of cells that contain a substance called DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). The structure of DNA molecules, whose units are called genes, contains information that is used by cells as a "recipe" for the organism. That is, the characteristics of any living thing are determined by the information in the DNA of its genes. Genes, made up of DNA, control the synthesis of proteins. Proteins are extremely important because they make up the majority of cellular structures. So DNA is extremely important in the characteristics of living organisms. Genetically modified organisms occur naturally through a process called mutation. Deletion: This is where certain nucleotides are deleted, which affects the coding of proteins that are using a certain piece of DNA sequence. For example, if a nucleotide base was deleted then the whole entire structure after that would change. AGD CDG , if...
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