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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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Stele
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The central cylinder, inside the cortex, of roots and stems of vascular plants.
Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
A co-enzyme important in various biochemical reactions. It comprises a phosphorylated vitamin B 2 (riboflavin) molecule linked to the nucleotide adenine monophosphate (AMP). It functions as a ...
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
A procedure that amplifies a particular DNA sequence. It involves multiple cycles of denaturation , annealing to oligonucleotide primers, and extension (polynucleotide synthesis), using a ...
Auxotroph
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
A mutant cell or micro-organism lacking the capacity to form an enzyme or metabolite present in the parental strain, and that consequently will not grow on a minimal medium, but requires the addition ...
Ribonuclease (Rnase)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
A group of enzymes that catalyse the cleavage of nucleotides in RNA and degrade it into smaller components. Ribonucleases can be divided into endoribonucleases and exoribonucleases, and comprise ...
Variable number tandem repeat (VNTR)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
A short DNA sequence that is present as tandem repeats and in highly variable copy number.
Secondary plant products
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Metabolic products not having a known functional or structural use in plant cells. They have been extracted from plant tissue cultures for pharmaceutical and food processing purposes (e.g., essential ...
