UNIT 3 3B: DNA Manipulation techniques and their applications Flashcards

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DNA Profiling

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A method of DNA analysis in which regions of DNA from different individuals are analysed and compared

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Variable number tandem repeats (VNTRS)

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A region of a chromosome that shows variation between individuals in length and number of repeats of nucleotide sequences;

also refferred to as short tandem repeats (STRs) when 2-6 base pairs long

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Allele

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An alternative form of a gene

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Homologous chromosomes

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Chromosomes that have matching structural features (size, banding pattern, centromere location) and gene loci

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Genetic Screening

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DNA profiling to determine whether an individual is carrying a particular gene for a disorder

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Ethics

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Moral principles that guide our beliefs about what is right or wrong conduct

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Stakeholder

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An individual or organisation who will be affected by the factor under consideration

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Vector (DNA manipulation techniques)

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vehicle used to carry foreign material from one organism to another

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Recombinant DNA

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DNA that has been artificially formed by combining DNA from different organisms

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Gene cloning

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The production of exact copies of a gene using various DNA manipulation techniques

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Autoimmune Disease

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A disease in which the immune system acts abnormally and begins to attack the body’s own cells(self cells)

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Genetic transformation

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The genetic alteration of a cell

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transformed bacteria

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bacteria that have taken up foreign DNA; In gene cloning the foreign DNA is in the recombinant plasmid

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Antibiotic

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A substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria

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4 types of implications

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Ethical
Social
Economic
Biological

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Define the Ethical implication

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A sense of right or wrong in producing or obtaining the technology, based on morals and beliefs

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Define the Social implication

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The influence of the technology on society, rather than just one or two individuals

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Define the Economic implication

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The availability of funds to obtain or produce the technology

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Define the Biological implication

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The effect of a technology on other living organisms in a particular environment.

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What are the steps for cloning the human insulin gene for type 1 diabetes

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  1. Plasmid is cut using specific endonuclease to create sticky ends.
  2. Gene of interest is cut using same specific endonuclease to create complementary stick ends. Two genes express the two distinct polypeptide chains that form human insulin
  3. Plasmid, gene of interest and B galactosidase gene are mixed together with the enzyme DNA ligase that joins the phosphodiester bonds to create a recombinant plasmid
  4. Recombinant (and non-recombinant) plasmids are put in a calcium ion solution with bacteria and then heat shocked to increase chances of bacteria taking up the recombinant plasmid, to achieve genetic transformation
  5. Bacteria are spread onto nutrient agar plate containing antibiotic. Transformed bacteria with recombinant plasmid will survive due to presence of antibiotic resistance gene in recombinant plasmid. Thus, bacteria without recombinant plasmid (and therefore resistance gene) will die.
  6. The two fused proteins produced by each bacteria culture are purified. Two types of insulin polypeptides are removed and then combined together to produce functional insulin