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Plasmid
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Small, circular DNA Molecules
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cDNA
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Complementary DNAs. DNA created in a lab from an RNA transcript, using the enzyme reverse transcriptase. Corresponds to a certain gene but lacks introns. Is also created naturally by some viruses (retroviruses).
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Intron
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A region of a eukaryotic gene that is transcribed into RNA but is later excised from the mRNA transcript before translation into protein.
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Exon
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A region of a eukaryotic gene that is translated into a peptide or protein.
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Gene
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A section of DNA (or RNA, for some viruses) that encodes information for building a polypeptide or a functional molecule of RNA.
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Gene expression
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The transcription and translation of a gene, producing a protein.
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Genetic engineering
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The field of study of the manipulation of DNA sequences in living organisms.
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Restriction endonuclease
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A bacterial enzyme that cuts DNA molecules at a specific base sequence.
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