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21 Cards in this Set
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cloning vector
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a carried used to clone a gene and tranfer it it from one organism to another
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DNA fingerprint
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a pattern of bands made up of spicific fragments of DNA assembles each strand's complement
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donor gene
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a specific gene that is isolated from another organism and spliced into a plasmid
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gel electrophoresis
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technique used to separate nucleic acids or protiens by size and charge
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gene clone
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an exact copy of a gene
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gene therapy
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treatment of a genetic disordser by introducing a healthy gene into a cell
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genetic engineering
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a form os applied genetics in which scientists directly manipulate genes
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genomic library
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a set of thousands of DNA pieces cut by a specific restriction enzyme
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insulin
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a hormone that lowers the blood glucose level
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nitrogen fixiation
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the process by which gaseous nitrogen in the air is converted into ammonia
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pathogen
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an organism that causes disease
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plasmid
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a single rign of extrachromosomal DNA in bacteria
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polymearse chain reaction
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PCR- technique used to quickly make many copies of selected segments of DNA
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primer
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an artificially made single stranded sequence of
DNA required for the initiation of replication |
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probe
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a readioactive segment of DNA used in DNA fingerprinting
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recombinant DNA
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a DNA segment from at leadt two different organisms
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restriction enzyme
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a protien that recognizez specific sequences in a DNA molecule and cuts it into pieces
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RFLP anaylysis
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restriction fagment length polymorphidism; the method for preparing a DNA fingerprint
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sticky end
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the single-stranded end of a double-stranded DNA fragment that can form base pairs with another sticky end of a DNA fragmetn cut by the same enzyme
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transgenic organism
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a host organism that has recieved recombinant DNA
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vaccine
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a solution containing a harmless version of a virus, bacterium, or toxin that casues an immune response when introduced into the body
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