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PCR

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Polymerase chain reaction, creates a great amount of new DNA quickly

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Gene Therapy

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Putting therapeutic DNA into someone’s cells in order to correct a disorder

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Herbicide

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Substance that’s toxic to plants, kills unwanted vegetation

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Transgenics

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Believe that humans can be evolved using DNA technology

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Interferons

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Released in presence of pathogens to stop replication of virus cells

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Insulin

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A hormone that regulates the amount of glucose in the blood

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Plasmid

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DNA ring in bacteria, host for recombinant DNA

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