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selective breeding |
method of breeding that allows organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next geneation |
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hybridization |
breeding technique that involves crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms |
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inbreeding |
continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics to maintain the derived characteristics of a kind of organism |
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biotechnology |
process of manipulating organisms, cells, or molecules, to produce specific products |
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PCR |
the technique used by biologists to make any copies of a particular gene |
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recombinant DNA |
produced by combining DNA from different sources |
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plasmid |
small circular piece of DNA located in the cytoplasm of many bacteria |
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genetic marker |
alleles that produce detectable phenotypic differences useful in genetic analysis |
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transgenic |
term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms |
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clone |
member of a population of genetically identical cells produced form a single cell |
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gene therapy |
process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder. an absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal working gene |
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DNA microarray |
glass slide or silicon chip that carries thousands of different kinds of singe stranded DNA fragments. used to detect and measure the expression of thousands of genes at one time |
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forensics |
scientific study of crime scene investigation |
