Cloning and Genetic Engineering

by Nicola Barber and Patience Coster

Both genetic engineering and cloning have many applications and are now widely used in medicine, industry, and agriculture. In genetic engineering particular genes are manipulated or transferred from one living thing to another for a specific purpose. This process produces a completely new set of genes. Cloning is a form of genetic engineering that produces exact copies. A clone is an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another. For supporters...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448871875
• ISBN13: 9781448871872
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8