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variations in the length of the DNA molecule between known genes.
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length polymorphisms
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sequences repeating themselves a few times in the tandem (one behind the other)
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variable number tandem repeats (VNTR)
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technique that quickly produces many copies of a DNA fragment
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polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
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artificially made peices of single stranded DNA polymerase to initiate replication.
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primer
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bacterial proteiens used to cut long DNA molecules into shorter peices
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restriction enzyme
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technique used to study DNA fragments
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gel electrophoresis
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resulting pattern of bands
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DNA fingerprint
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altering genetic material of cells or organisms to allow them to make new substances
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genetic engineering
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DNA from two different organisms is joined
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recombinant DNA
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Dna hat can replicate within a cell
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vector
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small rings of DNA found in some bacterial cells in addition to the main bacterial chromosome.
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plasmid
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strand of RNA that is labeled with a radioactive element that can base pair to specific DNA
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probe
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research effort undertaken to sequence all of our DNA and locate within it all of the functionally important sequences
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Human Genome Project
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organisms complete set of proteins
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proteome
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