Biology
Grade-8
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Question

Manipulating the arrangement of DNA that makes up a gene is called

  1. Genetic engineering
  2. Chromosomal migration
  3. Viral reproduction
  4. Cross breeding

hintHint:

Genetic engineering is a process that uses laboratory based technologies to alter the DNA makeup of an organism.

The correct answer is: Genetic engineering


    Genetic engineering is a process that uses laboratory based technologies to alter the DNA make up of an organism. This may involve changing a single base pair A-T or C-G, deleting a region of DNA or adding a new segment of DNA.

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