Learning Objectives

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Compare the two major transformation methods used to introduce transgenes into crop plants.
• Define the term event and describe how events can differ at the gene and chromosome levels.
• Justify the design of a transgene intended to create a disease resistant plant.
• Interpret the results of transformation experiments conducted to test a hypothesis about the impact of a transgene’s expression on a plant’s interaction with a pathogen.
• Compare and contrast the genetic engineering approaches using HIGS vs. approaches designed to produce new proteins.  Relate these approaches to transgenes for disease resistance.

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