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Concept 4 Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Biotechnology refers to any technology used to change the genetic makeup of living things to make products.
Genetic engineering the direct manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology
Recombinant DNA artificially made DNA from 2 or more different sources
Genome an organism's complete set of DNA; all of its genes
Restriction Enzymes used to cut strands of DNA at specific locations (restriction sites)
Polymerase chain reaction a technique that allows you to copy a piece of DNA without a cell
Gel electrophoresis A laboratory method that uses an electric current to separate DNA fragments based on their molecular size.
Gene Cloning produces multiple identical copies of a gene
Transformation the process of inserting recombinant DNA into host cells
Gene Therapy inserting a normal gene (or editing an existing gene) to fix an absent or abnormal gene.
CRISPR a gene editing technique that helps us to understand the genetics behind many diseases
Stem Cells undifferentiated cells that have the potential to become anything
Selective breeding artificially breeding organisms with a desired trait
Pharming producing pharmaceuticals in farm animals or plants
GMO (GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS) organisms altered by recombinant DNA technology for desired traits
Inbreeding Crossing individuals that are closely related
Hybridization A type of selective breeding netween unrelated organisms
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