Biochemistry 2280A Study Guide - Final Guide: Adenocarcinoma, Cisplatin, Spliceosome
11 Dec 2015
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Defin: techniques which recombine dna frags from diff sources into new molecules with new features. Eng of bio pathways or organism with goal of carrying out novel functions or performing existing functions more efficiently. Humans been doing it for 1000s of yrs throughs classical genome mod. Plant/crop livestock ex of humans manipulating the dna of other organisms. Recomb: slow: limited by breeding time of organism, exchange of genetic materials is limited to breeding species, fast as onlt few days in certain organism, no limits. Significance of recomb dna tech: research- key tool to understand cell and mole struc/func, biotech- major impact on soci. Genetic counselling: detect pathogens and disease causing genes through their dna stur o, does an in have a gene related disease, should be able to add bacl a gene to cure disease. Nonspoiling tomatoes cold and drought resistant crops. Biotechnology is major segment of the north american economy.
