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biotechnology |
using science to change organisms or their environment or to get products from organisms |
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chromosome |
threadlike structure in a genome that contains genetic material and protein |
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cloning |
making two or more organisms out of one using tissue |
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cutting |
sections of plants leaves, steams, or other parts that grow into a plant, method of clonning |
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gene |
the unit of heredity on a chromosone |
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gene mapping |
process oof locating and identifying genes by trait |
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gene splicing |
joining dna from one organism with dna in another |
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genetic code |
how the information in the genes of organisms is arranged |
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genetic engineering |
artifically changing the genetic make up of the organism |
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genome |
structure in a cell that contains heredity material |
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grafting |
placing a section of one plant onto another plant so that the section grows |
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growth implant |
small pelllet or other material containing hormones placed in a animal to promote growth |
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hormone |
a substane produced by an organism that has a specific effect on its growth or other behavior |
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issue |
question or proiblem that has more than one possible answer |
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particle gun |
device used to 'send (shoot) DNA into a cell durring gene splicing |
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recombinnant DNA |
new DNA formed by genetic engineering |
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tissue culture |
a kind of cloning that uses cells ore small clusters of cells from a parent to produce a new living thing |
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trangentic organism |
the product organism resulting from altering the genetic material into an organism |
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