Genetic engineering Flashcards
recombinant DNA
the DNA that has been altered
Genetically modified organism (GMO)
The organism that contains the recombinant DNA
Transgenic
An organism is said to be transgenic if it has received DNA from another species
cloning vector
A special type of DNA that can take in foreign DNA and replicate itself and the foreign DNA
genetic engineering
the artificial manipulation or alteration of genes
Isolation
The removal of the chromosome containing the target gene from a human cell and the removal of the plasmid DNA from the bacterium
ligation
the joining of two sections of DNA to form a single strand
DNA ligase
used to form the bonds between the recombinant DNA ( i.e between the plasmid DNA and the human DNA
transformation
the uptake of DNA into a cell
cloning
the production of identical copies of the bacterium (containing the target gene)
expression
the formation of the product by the organism with the recombinant DNA
