Tracker Jackers
In the book by Suzanne Collins and the movie, "The Hunger Games", tracker jackers are wasps genetically engineered to
1.Track their victims
2.Inject a venom that attacks the fear center of the brain and acts as a hallucinogen
l How would you genetically engineer a tracker jacker?
1. What would be the function of your genes of interest?
2.From what organism or organisms would you obtain extract genes?
3.Using the information you learned about genetic engineering and protein synthesis, describe how would you get genes from another organism into the wasps DNA?
4.Research recommend laboratory testing the proteins of your genetically engineered tracker jacker to determine if the new genes have been incorporated. Why can testing the proteins provide information about the genetic make up of your organism?
Do your design as a word.