Genetic Engineering Flashcards
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genetic engineering
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the artificial manipulation or alteration of genes
2
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isolation
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the removal of the chromosome (containing the target gene) from the human cell and the plasmid DNA from the bacterium
3
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ligation
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the joining of 2 sections of DNA to form a single strand
4
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transformation
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is the uptake of DNA into a cell
5
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cloning
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the production of identical copies of the bacterium containing the target gene
6
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expression
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the formation of the product by the organism with the recombinant DNA
7
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plasmid
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small circle of dna found in bacteria
8
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cloning vector
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special kind of dna that can accept foreign dna and replicate itself in the foreign dna
