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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Albino

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

1. An organism lacking pigmentation, due to genetic factors. The condition is albinism , q.v. 2. A conspicuous plastome (plastid) mutant involving loss of chlorophyll.

Hermaphrodite

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

1. Animal that has both male and female reproductive organs, or a mixture of male and female attributes. 2. A plant whose flowers contain both stamen and carpels.

Established culture

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

1. An aseptic viable explant. 2. A suspension culture subjected to several passages with a constant cell number per unit time.

Colony

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

1. An aggregate of identical cells (clones) derived from a single progenitor cell. 2. A group of interdependent cells or organisms.

Immunosensor

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A biosensor having an antibody as biological part.

Phospho-diester bond

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A bond in which a phosphate group joins adjacent carbons through ester linkages. A condensation reaction between adjacent nucleotides results in a phospho-diester bond between 3´ and 5´ carbons in ...