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Biotechnology |
use of organisms to perform practical tasks for humans |
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Genome |
complete set of an organism’s genetic material |
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Human genome project |
a project aimed at sequencing the human genome and identifying its genes |
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Recombinant DNA technology |
technology that combines genes from different sources into a single DNA molecule |
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Bacteria |
used to mass produce desired genes and proteins |
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Plasmids |
“Extra” DNA that bacteria often carry
Can be manipulated to move foreign genes into bacteria |
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Nucleic acid probe |
radioactively labeled nucleic acid molecule used to tag a specific DNA sequence
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Cloning |
a technique used to achieve a population of genetically identical cells produced from a single cell |
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Genetic engineering |
any type of alteration in the genetic make-up of an organism |
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Transgenic |
an organism that has genes from more than one species due to genetic modification |