Question

What is genetic engineering?

• A. Manipulation of cell contents
• B. Test tube babies
• C. Manipulation of cytochromes
• D. Manipulation (modification) of genes

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Manipulation (modification) of genes

• Genetic engineering is otherwise called genetic modification, is the direct manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology.
• The goal is to add one or more new traits that are not already found in that organism or remove certain traits that are detrimental to the organism
• As shown in the image, Insulin can be produced by the technique of genetic engineering by incorporating an insulin producing gene into a bacterial cell.

Hence, option D is correct.