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

Overlapping reading frames

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Start triplets in different reading frames generate different polypeptides from the same DNA sequence.

Pre-transplant

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Stage III in tissue culture micropropagation; the rooting, hardening stage prior to transfer to soil.

Allopatric speciation

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Speciation occurring at least in part because of geographic isolation.

Antisense therapy

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The in vivo treatment of a genetic disease by blocking translation of a protein with a DNA or an RNA sequence that is complementary to a specific mRNA.

Herbicide resistance

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The ability of a plant to withstand herbicide. Herbicide resistance has been one of the early targets of plant genetic engineering. If a herbicide is sprayed onto a field planted with such resistant ...

Dolly

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The (name of the) first mammal to be created by cloning a cell from an adult animal. In this particular case, the cell came from the mammary tissue of an adult ewe. The creation of Dolly showed that ...

Pollen culture

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The in vitro culture and germination of pollen grains. Callus cultures thus obtained will form shoots or embryoids which develop into monoploid plants.