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BJU BIO CH 7
march bio ch 7 key terms
Key Term | Definition |
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dominion mandate | God's command to man to exercise wise dominion over His creation |
biotechnology | the use of living organisms to manufacture products or to facilitate the manufacture of products |
clone | an exact genetic duplicate of a molecule, cell, or organism |
stem cells | cells that have the ability to divide almost indefinitely and to give rise to specialized cells |
embryonic stem cells | stem cells that come from human embryos |
somatic stem cells | stem cells that come from the differentiated tissue of adults |
gene therapy | a technique to correct a defective gene that has been identified as the cause of a specific disease |
DNA fingerprnt | a distinctive pattern of bands composed of fragments of an individual's DNA |