Honors Bio Vocab 3C
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Unit 3C vocabulary Biotechnology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 RESTRICTION ENZYME | AN ENZYME THAT RECOGNIZES AND CUTS SHORT SPECIFIC DNA SEQUENCES |
| CLONE | AN EXACT COPY OF A DNA SEGMENT, CELL, OR ORGANISM |
| PLASMID | SMALL RINGS OF DNA THAT ARE FOUND IN BACTERIA |
| GEL ELECTROPHORESIS | A TECHNIQUE THAT USES ELECTRICITY TO SEPARATE DNA FRAGMENTS ACCORDING TO SIZE |
| VECTOR | A CELL OR ORGANISM THAT CAN CARRY FOREIGN DNA |
| PROBE | DNA OR RNA THAT IS LABELED WITH A RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT OR DYE THAT CAN BE TRACED |
| DNA FINGERPRINT | RESULTING PATTERN OF DNA THAT IS UNIQUE |
| GENE THERAPY | A WAY TO TREAT GENETIC DISORDERS BY INTRODUCING A NEW GENE INTO A PATIENT'S CELLS |
| HUMAN GENOME PROJECT | RESEARCH EFFORT THAT SEQUENCED ALL OUR DNA AND GENES |
| GENETIC ENGINEERING | THE PROCESS OF ALTERING GENETIC MATERIAL OF CELLS |
| PROTEOME | ORGANISMS COMPLETE SET OF PROTEINS |
| GENOME | ORGANISMS COMPLETE SET OF GENES |
| RECOMBINANT DNA | TERM THAT DESCRIBES WHEN DNA FROM TWO DIFFERENT ORGANISMS IS COMBINED |
| POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR) | A TECHNIQUE THAT PRODUCES MANY COPIES OF A DNA FRAGMENT |
| PRIMERS | ARTIFICIAL PIECES OF DNA THAT MUST BE PRESENT TO START REPLICATION |
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