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

Erlenmeyer flask

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A conical flat-bottomed laboratory flask with a narrow neck, designed by E. Erlenmeyer. Widely used for culturing micro-organisms.

Overdominance

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A condition in which heterozygotes are superior (on some scale of measurement) to either of the associated homozygotes.

Semi-sterility

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A condition of only partial fertility in plant zygotes; usually associated with translocations.

Constitutive gene

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A gene that is continually expressed in all cells of an organism.

Inducible gene

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A gene that is expressed only in the presence of a specific metabolite, the inducer.

Oncogene

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A gene that causes cells to grow in an uncontrolled manner, i.e., that causes cancer. Oncogenes are mutant forms of normal functional genes (called proto-oncogenes) that have a role in normal cell ...

Chimeric selectable marker gene

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A gene that is constructed from parts of two or more different genes and allows the host cell to survive under conditions where it would otherwise die.