Genetic engineering

Genetic engineering

The science of modifying and manipulating genes to create new artificial DNA or synthetic genes of different organisms. There are many purposes for genetic engineering, some of which include finding better treatment for diseases, or simply for discovering new organism of interest.

Industry: Agriculture; Biotechnology

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Genetic engineering

Pinocytosis

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The process by which a living cell engulfs a minute droplet of liquid.

Antibiosis

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The prevention of growth or development of an organism by a substance or another organism.

Encapsidation

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The process by which a virus' nucleic acid is enclosed in a capsid.

X-linked

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The presence of a gene on the X chromosome. a.k.a. X-linkage.

Auxin-cytokinin ratio

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The relative proportion of auxin to cytokinin present in plant-tissue-culture media. Varying the relative amounts of these two hormone groups in tissue culture formulae affects the proportional ...

Integration

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The recombination process which inserts a small DNA molecule (usually by homologous recombination) into a larger one. If the molecules are circular, integration involves only a single crossing-over; ...

Germ cell gene therapy

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The repair or replacement of a defective gene within the gamete-forming tissues, resulting in a heritable change in an organism's genetic constitution.