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Unit 12-Recomb. DNA

Vocabulary for Unit 12

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Recombinant DNA the science of manipulating DNA for uses in medicine and food production
genetic engineering combining the DNA from two different organisms
restriction enzymes used to cut pieces of DNA into various sized fragments
cloning vector a piece of DNA used to carry foreign DNA from one organism to another
plasmid a circular piece of DNA found naturally in bacteria that is used as a cloning vector
gene a piece of DNA that codes for a particular protein
insulin a hormone that controls glucose level in your blood
transgenic organism a living thing that contains DNA from two different sources
DNA fingerprint your own unique sequence of DNA in your cells
RFLP a 5
gel electrophoresis a method to separate DNA fragments by size using electricity
polymerase chain reaction a method used to make many copies of a piece of DNA
Human Genome Project research undertaken to sequence every base pair of DNA in our cells
gene therapy proposed treatment to replace defective genes in your cells
Erythropoietin a blood protein that had been genetically engineered
Interferon an immune protein that has been genetically engineered
Interleukin an allergy protein that has been genetically engineered
Herbicide chemicals used to treat plants against pesticides
therapeutic cloning cloning of tissues or organs as a treatment for disease
reproductive cloning cloning of whole organisms to increase the population
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