Genetic engineering Flashcards
1
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cross organisms with different traits
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hybridization
2
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breed organisms with similar traits
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inbreeding
3
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the ultimate source of genetic variations
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Mutations
4
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steps of genetic engineering (4)
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extracting, cutting, separating, making copies of DNA
5
Q
cut ends are also known as
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sticky ends
6
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sequence at each end
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restriction enzymes
7
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genetic engineering is based on the use of
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recombinant DNA
8
Q
Bacteria are commonly used for their
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plasmids
9
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what can be inserted to make recombinant DNA
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Foreign DNA
10
Q
member of a population of genetically identical cells produced from a single cell
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clone
11
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tiny circular bacteria, can replicate independently, used as vectors to carry foreign dna
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plasmid
