8 Terms
Contributors in Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Promoter sequence
Biology; Biotechnology
A regulatory region of DNA located upstream (towards the 3' region of the anti-sense strand) of a gene, providing a control point for regulated gene transcription
Host
Biology; Biotechnology
An animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
Transgenic animal
Biology; Biotechnology
Animals possessing a single or multiple genes, transferred from a different species
Transgenic plant
Biology; Biotechnology
Plants possessing a single or multiple genes, transferred from a different species
Receptor-binding screening
Biology; Biotechnology
One of the biotechnology-based methods for discovering conventional drugs. The method relies on the fact that many drugs act by binding to specific proteins (receptors) on or in cells: these proteins ...
Artificial selection
Biology; Biotechnology
A way of breeding organisms so that certain traits appear from one generation to the next.To produce all sheep with thick, soft wool is possible by this technique.
