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Genetic Technology in Animals: An Ethical Study

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science
© 2017 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal
Volume 4 Issue 6
Year of Publication : 2017
Authors : Dr. Ferosh M. Basheer
10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I6P108
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How to Cite?

Dr. Ferosh M. Basheer, "Genetic Technology in Animals: An Ethical Study," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 4,  no. 6, pp. 34-37, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I6P108

Abstract:

 Genetic technology involves the alteration of the genetic constitution of cells or individuals by directed and selective modification, insertion or deletion of a gene or genes. The Genetic technology is materialized using the Recombinant DNA Technology. Recombinant DNA technology deals with the isolation of useful genes from a variety of sources and the formation of new combinations of DNA called recombinant DNA. The organism carrying foreign DNA is termed as transgenic or a genetically modified organism.i Thus genetic technology is defined as a technique for artificially and deliberately modified DNA to suit human needs. It is essentially a “cut, paste and copy” mechanism. The gene to be transferred is first cut out from the DNA of the donor organism. It is then pasted into an intermediary DNA molecule called a vector. The vector carries the gene into a host organism like a bacterium or yeast, where it is copied many times as the host organism replicates. Nowadays every technological development cultivate an over scientific temper without considering the importance of humanitarian values.

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So this paper exposes the importance of ethics and values in genetic technology..

References:

[1] V.Kumeresan, ed., Biotechnology (Tamil Nadu: Saras Publication,2005),p.29.
[2] Arlene Judith Klotzko, A Clone of Your Own? : The Science and Ethics of Cloning (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), p.121.
[3] Ruth Chadwick, ed., The Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies (New York: Academic press, 2001), p.183.