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

Negative control system

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A mechanism in which the regulatory protein(s) is required to turn off gene expression.

Positive control system

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A mechanism in which the regulatory protein(s) is required to turn on gene expression.

Apical cell

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A meristematic initial in the apical meristem of shoots or roots of plants. As this cell divides, new tissues are formed.

Isoform

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A member of a family of closely related proteins that have some amino acid sequences in common and some different.

Nucleotide

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A nucleoside with one or more phosphate groups linked to the 5´ carbon of the pentose sugar. Ribose-containing nucleosides include ribonucleoside monophosphate (NMP), ribonucleoside diphosphate ...

Recognition site

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A nucleotide sequence - composed typically of 4, 6 or 8 nucleotides - that is recognised by and to which a restriction endonuclease (restriction enzyme) binds. For type II restriction enzymes (those ...

Guanosine

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A nucleoside consisting of one guanine molecule linked to a D-ribose sugar molecule. The derived nucleotides, guanosine mono-, di-, and triphosphate (GMP, GDP, and GTP, respectively), are important ...