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Chapter 13 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inbreeding | mating between closely related individuals |
| test cross | a cross of an individual of known genotype |
| genetic engineering | a faster and more reliable method for increasing the frequency of a specific allele in a population |
| recombinant DNA | made by connecting, or recombining, fragments of DNA from different sources |
| transgenic organism | any organism that contains foreign DNA |
| restriction enzymes | bacterial proteins that have the ability to cut both strands of DNA molecule at a specific nucleotide sequence |
| vector | when DNA from another species can be carried into the host cell |
| plasmid | a small ring of DNA found in a bacteria cell |
| clones | genetically identical copies |
| human genome | the approximately 35000-40000 genes on the 46 human chromosomes |
| linkage map | the genetic map that shoes the relative locations of genes on a chromosome |
| gene therapy | the insertion of normal genes into human cells to correct genetic disorders |