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Ch. 13 Vocab
Bio/Chemistry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inbreeding | Mating between closely related individuals |
| Test Cross | Cross of an individual of unknown genotype with a individual of known genotype |
| Clone | Genetically identical copies |
| Genetic Engineering | Faster and more reliable method for increasing the frequency of a specific allele in a population |
| Plasmid | a small ring of DNA found in a bacterial cell |
| Recombinant DNA | made by connecting or recombining fragments of DNA from different sources |
| Restriction Enzyme | bacterial proteins that have the ability to cut both strands of the DNA molecule at a specific nucleotide sequence |
| Transgenic Organism | Contain foreign DNA |
| Vector | which DNA from another species can be carried into the host cell |
| Gene Therapy | insertion of normal genes into human cells to correct genetic disorders |
| Human Genome | international effort to completely map and sequence |
| Linkage map | genetic map that shows the relative locations of genes on a chromosome |