1. AquAdvantage Salmon is a genetically engineered species of salmon first approved for human consumption by the FDA in 2015. To
create AquAdvantage Salmon, exogenous genes (i.e., transgenes) were introduced into Atlantic salmon from the genomes of Pacific Chinook salmon and ocean pout (an eelpout with naturally-occurring antifreeze proteins in its blood!) in a process known as __________________ g
Gene Transfer is a form of Genetic Modification aimed at creating new qualities that do not naturally exist in a species. In the question above this was done by introducing the genetic makeup of the Pacific Chinook salmon and the ocean pout into the genome of the Atlantic Salmon.
AquaAdvantage salmons have been engineered to grow faster than Atlantic Salmon. They achieve an average size of 4.5Kg in 16 to 20 months compared to an average time of 30 months for naturally occurring Atlantic Salmon to reach the same size.
An action potential is defined as a sudden, fast, transitory, and propagating change of the resting membrane potential. Only neurons and muscle cells are capable of generating an action potential; that property is called the excitability.
Based on the information provided within the question it can be said that the term being described is a multiple cloning site or MCS for short. Like mentioned in the question this refers to a region of DNA located inside a Plasmid, which holds various Restriction enzyme sites clustered in one reagion, each of which are unique.
