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6 Biotechnology
Chapter 6 terms (Berean)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biotechnology | The field that involves applying tools to the genome of an organism |
| Recombinant DNA | The resulting DNA when DNA from two (or more) organisms are combined |
| Genetic engineering | Modifying nucleic acids, either pieces of DNA or RNA, or entire genomes |
| Plasmid | A small, circular piece of DNA often found in bacteria |
| Transgenic | An organism that has genetic material from another type of organism |
| Cloning | Making a copy of a piece of DNA, a gene, a genome, or an entire individual |
| Reproductive cloning | Using adult cells from an adult individual to make a new individual |
| Therapeutic cloning | Using adult cells to produce various mature adult cells |
| Stem cell | An undifferentiated cell that can mature into many different types of cells |
| Gene Therapy | Altering genes in order to treat or stop disease |
| Genomics | The field that studies sequences of nucleotides in DNA as well as their structure, function, and location |
| Proteomics | The study of proteins produced in an organism |