Exam 11: Biotechnology

transferring normal or modified genes into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder

a DNA molecule that can accept foreign DNA and be replicated inside a host cell

r esearchers studied these transgenic animals resulting in much of our current understanding of how diabetes works in humans

method of determining the order of nucleotides in a DNA molecule

making changes in an individual's genome

one-nucleotide DNA sequence variation carried by a measurable percentage of a population.

the philosophy of deliberately improving the genetic qualities of the human race

fragment of DNA or RNA labeled with a tracer and can hybridize with a nucleotide sequence of interest

method that rapidly generates many copies of a specific DNA fragment

a transgenic plant that has been engineered to make β-carotene, an orange photosynthetic pigment that is remodeled by cells of the small intestine into vitamin A, making it more nutritious to humans

technique of separating DNA fragments of different sizes

t ransgenic animals that produce proteins used to treat human conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, heart attacks, blood clotting disorders, and nerve gas exposure

g enes can be introduced into plant cells using this bacteria

an organism's complete set of genetic material

j oins the base-paired DNA fragments to produce molecules of recombinant DNA.

s light modifications of this bacteria's genes have yielded fast-acting and slow-release forms of human insulin

an individual's unique array of short tandem repeats