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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Turgid

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Swollen, distended; referring to a cell that is firm due to water uptake.

Ethephon

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

(2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid (ClC 2 PO 3 H 6 ) Through a spontaneous degradation of ethephon, ethylene is produced. Ethephon is a synthetic compound commonly used to treat cultured cells or ...

Agar

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A polysaccharide solidifying agent used in nutrient media preparations and obtained from certain types of red algae ( Rhodophyta ). Both the type of agar and its concentration can affect the growth ...

Insertion sequence (IS) element

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A short (800-1400 nucleotide pairs) DNA sequence found in bacteria that is capable of transposing to a new genomic location; other DNA sequences that are bounded by IS elements may also be ...

Degeneracy of the genetic code

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The specification of one amino acid by more than one codon. It arises from the inevitable redundancy resulting from 64 triplets in a triplet code (4 x 4 x 4 = 64) encoding only 20 amino acids.

Long terminal repeat (LTR)

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A string of bases that occurs at each end of the "genome" of a retrovirus that has become integrated into the host genome. Involved in the integration process.

Parts per million (PPM)

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Units of any given substance per one million equivalent units, such as the weight units of solute per million weight units of solution (i.e., 1 ppm = 1 mg/l).