Vocabulario

Bernardo Gil – #26
Homework/Classwork 8

Vocabulary

1. PCR (polymerase chain reaction): a technique for rapidly producing many copies of a fragment of DNA for diagnostic or research purposes2. Cloning: the process of producing a clone

3. Gene cloning: the process of cloning a gene involves many biotechnological techniques

4. Recombinant DNA (rDNA): DNA in which one ormore segments or genes have been inserted, either naturally or by laboratory manipulation, from a different molecule or from another part of the same molecule, resulting in a new genetic combination5. Vector: an insect or other organism that transmits a pathogenic fungus, virus, bacterium, etc.

6. Plasmids: a segment of DNA independent of the chromosomes and capable of replication,occurring in bacteria and yeast

7. Restricting enzyme: an enzyme that cuts DNA at specific recognition nucleotide sequences known as restriction sites

8. DNA ligase: a specific type ofenzyme, a ligase that facilitates the joining of DNA stands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond

9. Complementary DNA (cDNA): a form of DNA artificially synthesized from amessenger RNA template and used in genetic engineering to produce gene clones

10. Biotechnology products: is generally accepted as the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make usefulproducts

11. Transgenic organisms: are able to express foreign genes because the genetic code is similar for all organisms

12. Genetic engineering: the development and application ofscientific methods, procedures, and technologies that permit direct manipulation of genetic material in order to alter the hereditary traits of a cell, organism, or population

13.Xenotransplantation: an operation in which an organ or tissue is transferred from one animal to another of a different species

14. Functional genomics: the branch of genomics that determines the biological...