2243784707 | selective breeding | method that allows only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to reproduce the next generation | 0 | |
2243839489 | hybridization | Crossing different individuals to bring together the best of both organisms | 1 | |
2243850859 | inbreeding | Continued mating of individuals with similar characteristics to maintain the desired characteristics of a kind of organism | 2 | |
2243854493 | mutations | Changes in DNA structure | 3 | |
2243917001 | genetic engineering | A technology that includes the process of manipulating the DNA of a cell resulting in desirable functions or outcomes that would not occur naturally. | 4 | |
2243917743 | Restriction enzyme | Cut DNA into shorter fragments in a predictable and controllable manner. Each recognizes a specific 4 to 6 base-pair nucleotide sequence | 5 | |
2243917744 | gel electrophoresis | Procedure used to separate and analyze DNA fragments by placing a mixture of DNA fragments at one end and applying an electrical voltage | 6 | |
2243919893 | recombinant DNA | DNA molecules that are artificially created by combining DNA from different sources (or species) | 7 | |
2243919894 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | A method of producing copies of DNA segment using the enzyme DNA polymerase | 8 | |
2243921670 | plasmid | A circular DNA molecule that is usually found in bacteria and that can replicate independent of the main chromosome | 9 | |
2243923565 | transgenic | An organism that contains DNA from another species. | 10 | |
2243927859 | clone | An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced. | 11 | |
2249594550 | DNA fingerprinting | analysis of fragments of DNA as a form of identification | 12 | |
2249603139 | Human Genome Project | A research project that has linked over 20 scientific laboratories in six countries in an effort to sequence and locate the entire collection of genes in human cells. | 13 | |
2249630905 | gene therapy | The insertion of normal genes into human cells to correct genetic disorders | 14 | |
2251654779 | selective breeding | ![]() | 15 | |
2251656661 | hybridization | ![]() | 16 | |
2251658374 | genetic engineering | ![]() | 17 | |
2251664993 | Restriction enzyme | ![]() | 18 | |
2251669397 | gel electrophoresis | ![]() | 19 | |
2251671968 | recombinant DNA | ![]() | 20 | |
2251676820 | polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | ![]() | 21 | |
2251679021 | plasmid | ![]() | 22 | |
2251681258 | transgenic | ![]() | 23 | |
2251686412 | clone | ![]() | 24 | |
2251696120 | DNA fingerprinting | ![]() | 25 | |
2251701686 | Human Genome Project | ![]() | 26 |
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