CH12 GeneticsVocab

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RECOMBINANT DNA
Joining/Combining pieces of DNA from different organisms
TRANSGENIC ORGANISM
Any organism with another organism's DNA in it
CLONING
Making an exact copy of an organism using its DNA
HUMAN GENOME
Map of human genes (from DNA)
GENE THERAPY
Correcting a genetic disorder by replacing bad genes with good genes
TRANSLATION
The second part of protein synthesis where mRNA is used to make proteins
TRANSCRIPTION
Making an mRNA template from the DNA
CODON
Sets of 3 bases in mRNA
ANTI-CODON
Sets of 3 bases in tRNA
PROTEINS
Amino acids are connected by peptide bonds to form this
RNA
Can leave the nucleus and uses the bases "A, U, C, G"
DNA
Never leaves the nucleus and uses the bases "A, T, C, G"
PEPTIDE BONDS
Bonds that hold amino acids together
GENETIC ENGINEERING
Changing the genes in an organism
PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
Using DNA to make proteins
MUTATION
An error in DNA
SICKLE CELL
Genetic disease of the blood that affects the hemoglobin
HEMOGLOBIN
Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to body cells (gets changed in Sickle Cell Disease)
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