BIO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Polymerase Chain Reaction, Restriction Enzyme, Recombinant Dna
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17. 1 biotechnology: genomics: the study of entire genomes. Biotechnology: the use of biological agents for technological advancement. Probes: short dna fragments that are designed and labeled with radioactive or fluorescent dyes to aid detection. Not all recombinant plasmids are capable of expressing genes. Dna may need to be moved into a different vector (or host) that is better equipped to carry out gene expression. Cellular cloning: unicellular organisms naturally producing clones of themselves when replicating asexually by binary fission: the offspring are created by mitosis and possess an exact replica of the parental genome. This results in the formation of a zygote that is genetically identical to the donor. Genetic diagnosis/genetic testing: testing for suspected genetic defects before administering treatment: available for fetuses and mature organisms. Antibiotics: produced by microorganisms, such as fungi, and manufactured on a large scale by cultivating and manipulating fungal cells. Transgenic animals: animals that have been modified to express recombinant dna.
