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Biology

WCHS Biology Chapter 13

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Inbreeding mating between closely related individuals; ensures that offspring are homozygous for most traits, but also brings out harmful, recessive traits
Test Cross mating of an individual of unknown genotypes with an individual if known genotype; can help determine the unknown genotype of the parent
Genetic Engineering method of cutting DNA from one organism and inserting the DNA fragment into a host organism of the same or a different species
Recombinant DNA DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different sources
Transgenic Organism organisms that contain functional recombinant DNA from a different organism
Restriction Enzyme DNA-cutting enzymes that can cut both strands of a DNA molecule at a specific nucleotide sequence
Vector means by which DNA from another species can be carried into the host cell; may be biological or mechanical
Plasmid small ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell that is used as a biological vector
Clone genetically identical copies of an organism or gene
Human Genome map of the approximately 80,000 genes on 46 human chromosomes that when mapped and sequenced, may provide information on the treatment or cure of genetic disorders
Linkage Map genetic map that shows the location of genes on a chromosome
Gene Therapy insertion of normal genes into human cells to correct genetic disorders
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