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

Simplicity

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

For diagnostic tests, the ease with which an assay can be implemented.

Tuber

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Food-storing modified roots in plants like potato.

Totipotency

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Having the potentiality of forming all the types of cells in the body. The property of somatic cells to be induced to undergo regeneration. The diploid zygote formed at fertilisation is a single cell ...

Cytoplasmic inheritance

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Hereditary transmission dependent on the cytoplasm or structures in the cytoplasm rather than the nuclear genes; extrachromosomal inheritance. Thus, plastid characteristics in plants are inherited by ...

Somatic reduction

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Halving of the chromosomal number of somatic cells; a possible method of producing "haploids" from somatic cells and calluses by artificial means.

Albinism

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Hereditary absence of pigment in an organism. Albino animals have no colour in their skin, hair and eyes. The term is also used for absence of chlorophyll in plants.