Biotech Cards Flashcards
Transgenic food crops that have the Bt toxin gene inserted in their DNA
Bt Crop
A small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule found in bacteria that is separate from the bacterial chromosome
Plasmid
A technique used to separate molecules, (DNA, RNA, or proteins) by size, smaller molecules move faster then bigger ones
Gel Electrophoresis
A person’s unique sequence of DNA that can be used to identify that person
DNA Fingerprint
An effort to sequence all the genes that make up human beings
Human Genome Project
The insertion of healthy genes into an individual’s cells and tissues to treat diseases
Gene Therapy
A sequence that is the same backward as it is forward
Palidrome
One of two types of selective breeding, in which organisms with similar traits are bred to retain the traits
Inbreeding
The use of living organisms (and molecules) to solve problems and make products
Biotechnology
One of two types of selective breeding, in which organisms with different traits are bred to blend the trait
Hybridization
An enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides
Restriction Enzyme
An organism with a gene from another organism inserted into its genome
Transgenic Organism
Which bands in gel electrophoresis travel fastest and slowest?
Small bands; fastest __ Longer bands; slower
Strategy for solving DNA fingerprint problems
1) Compare the child’s bands to the mother’s
2) Unclaimed bands must come from the father
An organism whose genome has been altered so that its DNA contains one or more genes not normally found there
GMO
