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Unit 11 Uses of Gen
Uses of Genetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Genetic Engineering | Making changes to the DNA that makes changes to the organism |
| Recombinant DNA | taking part of the DNA from one organism and putting it in the DNA of another organism |
| Gene therapy | placing normal genes in an organism to fix a disorder |
| Restriction Enzymes | Proteins used to cut DNA into different pieces |
| Genome | The total number of genes in an organism |
| Human Genome Project | The project that found there are about 35,000 genes in the human population |
| Somatic cell | Body cell with a full set of chromosomes |
| Clone | Identical copy of an organism |
| Gel electrophoresis | Using gel & electricity to separate DNA |
| Agarose | The gel used in gel electrophoresis |