Gene Technologies Flashcards
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Q
How do scientists produce clones?
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Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
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Clone
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An organism that is genetically identical to one that already exists
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Q
Embryo
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A clump of cells that a zygote becomes
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Q
Plasmid
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A single loop of DNA
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Q
GMO
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Genetically Modified Organism
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Q
Insecticide
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Kills biological creatures that consume it
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Q
Herbicide
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Kills weeds/plants not immune to the herbicide
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Q
Restriction Enzyme
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An enzyme that cuts a plasmid in order for it to be modified
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Q
Recombinant DNA
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The combining of DNA from 2 separate species
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Q
DNA Fingerprinting
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Using the genetic code to identify individuals
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Q
Stem Cell
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A cell that can differentiate to become any other cell in the body
