CH 1.2 Vocab
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SRbiotechshark on September 28, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Antibiotics | molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede the growth and survival of some other microorganisms |
| Restriction enzyme | enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific nucleotide sequence |
| DNA ligase | an enzyme that binds together disconnected strands of a DNA molecule |
| Recombinant DNA | DNA created by combining DNA from two or more sources |
| Genetically modified organisms | organisms that contain DNA from another organism and produce new proteins encoded on the acquired DNA |
| E. coli | a rod-shaped bacterium native to the intestines of mammals; commonly used in genetics and biotechnology |
| plasmid | a tiny circular piece of DNA, usually of caterial origin; often used for recombinant DNA technologies |
| t-PA | short for tissue plasminogen activator; one of the first genetically engineered products to be sold; a naturally occuring enzyme that breaks down blood clots and clears blocked blood vessels |
| Human Genome Project | an international effort to sequence and map all of the DNA on the 23 human chromosomes |
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