Genetic Engineering Flashcards
A small piece of DNA extracted from the bacteria or yeast cell. (Genetic engineering process in Insulin production)
Plasmid
A small section is then cut out of the c
Helps maintain the structure of our body
Protein
Transports various substances (nutrients) throughout the body
Transport Protein
acts as signals and receives signals
Transport Protein
Anti-bodies, speed up chemical reaction
enzymes
A nucleic acid molecule, usually a
double-stranded helix, in which each polynucleotide strand consists of
nucleotide monomers with a deoxyribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T); capable of being replicated and determining the inherited structure of a cell’s
proteins.
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
A linking enzyme essential or DNA replication; catalyzes
the covalent bonding of the 3’ end of one DNA fragment (such as an
Okazaki fragment) to the 5’ end of another DNA fragment (such as a
growing DNA chain).
Dna ligase
A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific
nucleotide sequence in DNA (or RNA, in some viruses).
Gene
The production of multiple copies of a gene.
gene cloning
The direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes.
Genetic engineering
An organism that has acquired
one or more genes by artificial means; also known as a transgenic
organism.
Genetically modified GM organism
DNA molecules formed when segments of DNA
from two different sources-often different species-are combined in vitro or in a test tube.
Recombinant DNA
an enzyme produced chiefly by certain bacteria, having the property of cleaving DNA molecules at or near a specific sequence of bases.
Restriction Enzyme
are used to cut DNA
molecules within short, specific nucleotide sequences (restriction sites), yielding a set of double-stranded DNA fragments with single-stranded sticky
ends.
bacterial restriction enzymes
