Mader Biology 11 ed Chapter 14
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| 5781405953 | Cloning | The production of genetically identical copies of DNA, cells, or organisms through some asexual means. | 0 | |
| 5781405954 | Transgenic Organisms | An organisms whose genome has been altered by the insertion of genes from another species. | 1 | |
| 5781405955 | rDNA | Recombinant DNA - DNA that contains genes from more than one source. |  | 2 |
| 5781405956 | Vector | In genetic engineering, a means to transfer foreign material into a cell. (ex. a plasmid) | 3 | |
| 5781405957 | Plasmids | Extrachromosomal ring of accessory DNA in the cytoplasm of prokaryotes. | 4 | |
| 5781405958 | Restriction Enzyme | Bacterial enzyme that stops viral reproduction by cleaving viral DNA; used to cut DNA at specific points during production of recombinant DNA. | 5 | |
| 5781405959 | DNA Ligase | Enzyme that links DNA fragments. | 6 | |
| 5781405960 | PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction - Technique that uses the enzyme DNA polymerase to produce millions of copies of a particular piece of DNA. | 7 | |
| 5781405961 | STRs | Short tandem repeat sequences - Procedure of analyzing DNA in which PCR and gel electrophoresis are used to create a banding pattern; these are usually unique for each individual. |  | 8 |
| 5781405962 | Genetically modified organisms | Organism whose genetic material has been altered or enhanced using DNA technology. | 9 | |
| 5781405963 | Gene pharming | Production of pharmaceuticals using transgenic organisms, usually agricultural animals. | 10 | |
| 5781405964 | Ex vivo gene therapy | Gene therapy in which cells are removed from an organism, and DNA is injected to correct a genetic defect. The cells are returned to the organism to treat a disease or disorder. |  | 11 |
| 5781405965 | In vivo gene therapy | Gene therapy in which a gene is delivered directly into the body. | | 12 |
| 5781405966 | Genomics | Area of study that examines the genome of a species or group of species. | 13 | |
| 5781405967 | Human Genome Project | Initiative to determine the complete sequence of the human genome and to analyze this information. | 14 | |
| 5781405968 | Tandem Repeat | Repetitive DNA sequence in which the repeats occur one after another in the same region of a chromosome. | | 15 |
| 5781405969 | Transposons | DNA sequence capable of randomly moving from one site to another in the genome. |  | 16 |
| 5781405970 | DNA microarrays | Glass or plastic slide containing thousands of single-stranded DNA fragments aranged in an array (grid); used to detect and measure gene expression. | 17 | |
| 5781405971 | Proteomics | Study of the complete collection of proteins that a cell or organism expresses. | 18 | |
| 5781405972 | Bioinformatics | Area of scientific study that utilizes computer technologies to analyze large sets of data, typically in the study of genomics and proteomics. | 19 | |
| 5781405974 | biotechnology products | Commercial or agricultural products that are made with or derived from transgenic organisms. | 20 | |
| 5781405977 | functional genomics | Area of genomics that studies the functions or roles of genetic information contained within genomes. | 21 | |
| 5781405978 | gene cloning | production of multiple copies of a single gene | 22 | |
| 5781405979 | gene therapy | The insertion of working copies of a gene into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder in an attempt to correct the disorder | 23 | |
| 5781405981 | intergenic sequence | Region of DNA that lies between genes on a chromosome. | 24 | |
| 5781405983 | repepititve DNA element | a sequence of two or more nucleotides that are repeated many times on a length ofDNA | 25 | |
| 5781405984 | structural genomics | Area of genomics that studies the organization and sequence of information contained within genomes; sometimes used by protein chemists to refer to the determination of the three-dimensional structure of proteins | 26 | |
| 5781405985 | xenotransplantation | The transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another, such as from pigs to humans. | 27 |
