Question

Genetic engineers insert genes for desirable traits into a cell of an existing organism. What is the term for this process?

A.
transgenesis
B.
profiling
C.
fingerprinting
D.
cloning

Answer 1

A. transgenesis

Step-by-step explanation:

Transgenesis is the process of introducing a gene (referred to as a transgene) from one organism into the genome of another organism. The aim is that the resulting transgenic organism will express the gene and exhibit some new property or characteristic.