Genetic Engineering Flashcards
1
Q
What is PCR? How can it be used?
A
making many copies to study, forensic scientists make many copies of DNA found at crime scenes
2
Q
What are plasmids? How can they be used?
A
tiny circular bacterial DNA, used as vectors to carry foreign DNA
3
Q
What is recombinant DNA?
A
DNA that contains genes from more than one organism
4
Q
What is a transgenic organism?
A
organisms that contain genes from another organism.
5
Q
What is a restriction enzyme?
A
cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides
6
Q
What are sticky ends?
A
stick to complementary base sequences
