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blunt ends: fragment ends of a DNA molecule that are fully base paired, resulting from cleavage by a restriction enzyme
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genetic transformation: introduction and expression of foriegn DNA in a living organism
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methylase: an enzyme that adds to a methyl group to one of the nucleotides found in a restiction endonuclease recognition site
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multiple cloning site: a region in a vector that is engineered to contain the recogntion site of a number of restriction enzymes
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palindromic: reading the same backwards and forwards
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plasmid: a small double-stranded circular DNA molecule found in some bacteria
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polymerase chain reaction(PCR): a technique for amplifying a DNA sequence by repeating cycles of strand seperation and replication
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recognition site: a specific sequence within double stranded DNA that a restrition endonuclease recognizes and cuts
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recombinant DNA: fragment of DNA composed of sequences originating from at least two different sources
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restriction endonuclease: an enzyme that cuts double-stranded DNA into fragments at a specific sequence; also known as a restriction enzyme
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sticky ends: fragment end of a DNA molecule with short single-stranded overhangs, resulting from cleavage by e restriction enzyme
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transgenic: a cell or a organism that is transformed by DNA from another species
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vector: a vehicle by which foriegn DNA may be introduced into a cell