DNA Technologies Flashcards
it is the language of life, the instruction manual for keeping an organism alive
DNA
it is the use or alteration of cells or biological molecules for specific application, including products and processes
biotechnology
it is used to ferment fruit into wine
yeast
an ancient art as well as a modern science, and is familiar as well as futuristic
Biotechnology
organisms that harbor DNA from other species are termed, and their DNA is called what
transgenic, recombinant
enzymes that out DNA at specific sequences (They are also called restriction endonucleases because they cut DNA within the molecule “endo”] rather than from the ends [“exo”].)
Restriction enzymes
pieces of DNA used to deliver specific DNA sequences to cells
Cloning vectors
such as bacteria or cultured single cells
Recipient cells
where we can find restriction enzymes?
bacteria
referring to a sequence of letters that reads the same in both directions
Palindrome
The cutting action of some restriction enzymes on double-stranded DNA creates single-stranded extensions because the individual cuts are slightly offset, creating overhangs.
sticky ends
A vector can be any piece of DNA into which other DNA can insert. Most commonly used vector is
plasmid
The first drug manufactured using recombinant DNA technology was, which is produced in what bacterial cells
insulin, E.coli
considers another drug derived from recombinant DNA technology,
Bioethics
