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chapter 10 (real)

GENETIC ENGINEERING

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antibody defensive proteins released by B cells in response to a foreign substance in the body
anticoagulant protein involved in dissolving blood clots. effective in treating heart attack patients.
cloning process of growing a large number of genetically identical cells from a single cell.
diabetes mellitus type I serious disorder in which cells are unable to obtain insulin from the blood.
DNA fingerprint the pattern of bands that result whem DNA fragments are separated by gel electrohoresis
Human Genome Project resurch effort to identify and locate the emtire collecon of genes in a human cell
gel electrophoresis technique that uses an electrical field passed through a gel to separate molecules in amixture
genetic engineering process of isolating a gene from DNA of one organism and transferring it to the DNA of another organism.
glyphosate herbicide; powerful biodegradable weedkiller.
plasmid a circular DNA molecule, usually found in bacteria, that can replicate indepedndently from the main chromosome.
polymerase chain reaction laboratory technique for making unlimited copies of a gene
recombiant DNA molecule made from pieces of DNA from different organisms
restriction enzyme bacterial enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides
restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis (RFLP) Laboratory technique used to identify base sequences in DNA.
Southern blot technique that uses radioactive labled RNA or single-stranded DNA as a probe to identify a specific gene
vector agent used to carry a DNA fragment into a cell.
sticky ends the ends ends of DNA fragments after they have been cut by a paticular restriction enzyme. Can be paired with any other strand of DNA cut by that restriction enzyme.
Cohen & Boyer discovered genetic engineering; how to take the gene of one organism and place it into the DNA of another organism.
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