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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.
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Intergenic regions
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
DNA sequences located between genes; they comprise a large percentage of a genome and have no known function.
Wilt
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Drooping of stems and foliage due to loss of water and decreased turgidity of cells. May be caused by water stress or by disease.
Repetitive DNA
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
DNA sequences that are present in a genome in multiple copies, sometimes a million times or more.
Cytoplasmic genes
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
DNA-containing bodies in the cell but external to the nucleus.
Glucose invertase
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Enzymes that catalyse the interconversion of the two sugars, glucose and fructose. As fructose is chemically more stable than glucose, a mixture of glucose and fructose with the enzyme will end up ...
Glucose isomerase
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Enzymes that catalyse the interconversion of the two sugars, glucose and fructose. As fructose is chemically more stable than glucose, a mixture of glucose and fructose with the enzyme will end up ...
Lipases
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Enzymes which break down lipids into their component fatty acid and "head group" moieties. The lipases used in biotechnology are almost invariably digestive lipases, meant to break down the fats in ...