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What are biotechnological tools?
They're tools that allow scientists to alter DNA, replicate it, isolate fragments, and determine DNA sequences
What is the function restriction enzymes?
They act as scissors to cut out segments of DNA that are of interest
What are plasmids?
They are small, circular pieces of DNA that are found in the cytoplasms of some strains of bacteria
What is the PCR (polyermerase chain reaction) used for?
It is used to amplify a small sample of DNA into a large one.
What is RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism) used for?
To create records of the patterns of DNA segments
Organisms that have had a foreign gene inserted into their DNA are called what?
Transgenic organisms
What is gene therapy?
The insertion of genetic material into human cells to treat a disorder.
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