Gene Technology

Genetic engineering is one of the newest concepts that is trying to solve issues in the

areas of agriculture, medicine and the human genome project.

Recombinant DNA

• Is a molecule that forms when fragments of DNA from two or more different organisms are spliced together in a laboratory.

Genetic Engineering

• Is the process of moving genes from the chromosomes of one organism to those of another.

Cloning

• Growing a large number of identical cells from one cell.

Cleaving DNA

• Cutting the source chromosome into fragments.

Restriction Enzymes

• Special enzymes that recognize and bind to specific short sequences of nucleotide bases and cut the DNA at a specific site.

Vector

• A delivery agent that carries the ribosomal RNA.

Nitrogen Fixation

• Is the process of converting nitrogen into a form that plants can use.

Vaccine

• Is a harmless version of a disease causing microbe that are injected into animals or people so that their immune systems develop defenses against the disease.

Antibodies

• Defensive proteins that protect the organism against disease causing microbes by stopping the growth of the microbe before the disease can develop.

Zoopharmacognosy

• The chemistry of plants used medicinally by animals.

Biotechnology

• Deals with the development of drugs, using enzymes and catalysts; also development of chemical and genetic engineering processes that are safe for the environment.

Gene Therapy

• Consists of introducing genes that an individual lacks in order to produce the hormones or proteins necessary for life.

Pedigree

• A chart that shows how a trait moves from one generation to the next in a family. A classic example is that of Queen Victoria of England.

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