DNA Technology

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Sticky ends

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Staggered single stranded end piece extending from out DNA

Question 1

Restriction Enzyme

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Enzymes that out dna of specific sequences

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Recombinant DNA

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DNA formed by joining pieces from different sources

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Chromatography

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Collective term for a set of laboratory technique for the seperation of mixtures

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Gel Electrophoresis

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Technique which uses electrical current to separate molecules

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Agarose

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The gel used, and acts as a filter

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DNA fingerprinting

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Using electrophoresis and enzymes to identify aspects of DNA

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Probe

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Single stranded radioactively labeled nucleic acid segments, that are used to find genes

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PCR

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A technique that makes many copies of a certain segment of DNA without using living cells

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Human Genome Project

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International project to find all gene codes in a human

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James Watson

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First head of HGP

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Francis Collins

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Final head of HGP

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Gene sequencing

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Using gel electrophoresis to find the gene code

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Genetic engineering

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The alteration of DNA through uses of enzymes and vectors

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Vector

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A substance used to insert a gene into a new cell

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Plasmid

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Circular DNA of lipids

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Liposomes

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Balls of lipids

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Virus

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Naturally insert their DNA when they infect their host

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Transgenic

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An organism containing a foreign gene

Also called GMO=genetically modified organism

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Genetic Engineering

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The alteration of DNA through uses of enzymes and vectors

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Gene therapy

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The insertion of genes into human to correct illnesses

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Ashanti DeSilva

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Missing enzymes so has no immune system (–immune defficency)
- added a gene to her white blood cells

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Southern blot

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Uses probes and x ray film to make a DNA fingerprint permanent

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PGD

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Diagnosis studies an embryo created through IVF’s gene before implanting it in a uterus

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IVF

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The science name for a “test tube” baby

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Therapeutic cloning

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Created by inserting your nucleus into an egg

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Multipotent

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Cells that are partially specialized

Found in your body’s bone marrow; found in a baby’s umbilical cord

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Pluripotent

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Embryonic version that are less specialized