[Mech34]

hi 
im kinda new to genetic engineering,



i was wondering if i have a gene that lets say for example creates a protein that crates sugar in a cell. if i was to put more of that gene in the DNA would it it create more protein that create sugar.
i think this is true

but lets say i have a gene witch i want to be expressed instead 1 time in a cell, to be expressed 10 times. how do i go about doing this.
do i need to sequence it so the sugar protein gene gets read more?
if so how?


thanks guys i appritiate your help

[walkingfish]

This might seem like a simple question, but answering it involves a great deal of knowledge, much of which is unknown. In the case of sugar production, the "specific" gene(s) will differ from organism to organism. In some cases, you might be talking about one gene. In other cases, you might be talking about many genes. Look up "promoter genes" also. The way to think about this is to consider the processes that must be undertaken for a cell, and by extension, an organism, to produce a product. In the case of producing sugar, we're talking about plants, algae, etc. What hormonal signals might prompt production of sugar? What circumstances might cause production of chloroblasts? What limiting factors in chemical pathways involving production/storage of sugars act as bottle necks? What genes affect these parameters? As you can see, this can get very involved, very fast. There's a reason why people are not engineered with blue fur and tails: there's simply so much that is yet unknown. By the way, this doesn't even touch epigenetic influences, which are just now starting to be understood.