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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
Genetically engineered organism (GEO)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Sometimes used for genetically modified organism, q.v.
Cultivar (cv)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
(from culti vated + variety) A category of plants that are, firstly, below the level of a sub-species taxonomically, and, secondly, found only in cultivation. It is an international term denoting ...
Inoculum
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
1. A small piece of tissue cut from callus, or an explant from a tissue or organ, or a small amount of cell material from a suspension culture, transferred into fresh medium for continued growth of ...
Zygonema
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Stage in meiosis during which synapsis occurs; coming after the leptotene stage and before the pachytene stage in the meiotic prophase.
Phenotype
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The visible appearance or set of traits of an organism resulting from the combined action of genotype and environment.
Heterozygote
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
An individual that has different alleles at the same locus in its two homologous chromosomes.
