Genetic Engineering Flashcards

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What is PCR? How can it be used?

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making many copies to study, forensic scientists make many copies of DNA found at crime scenes

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What are plasmids? How can they be used?

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tiny circular bacterial DNA, used as vectors to carry foreign DNA

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What is recombinant DNA?

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DNA that contains genes from more than one organism

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What is a transgenic organism?

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organisms that contain genes from another organism.

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What is a restriction enzyme?

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cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides

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What are sticky ends?

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stick to complementary base sequences

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