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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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Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Hybridization of cloned DNA to intact chromosomes, where the cloned DNA has been labelled with a fluorescent dye. This is the major method of physical mapping of cloned DNA fragments on chromosomes.
Nutrient film technique (NFT)
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Hydroponic technique used to grow plants. NFT delivers a film of water or nutrient solution either continuously or through on-off cycles (e.g., on 8 minutes and off 7 minutes).
Understock
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Host plant for a grafted scion, a branch or shoot from another plant; an understock may be a fully grown tree or a stump with a living root system.
Northern hybridization
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Hybridization of a labelled DNA probe to RNA fragments that have been transferred from an agarose gel to a nitrocellulose filter.
Zoo blot
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Hybridization of cloned DNA from one species to DNA from other organisms to determine the extent to which the cloned DNA is evolutionarily conserved.
Hfr
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
High-frequency recombination strain of Escherichia coli; in such strains, the F episome is integrated into the bacterial chromosome.
Cohesion
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Holding together; a force holding a solid to a solid or a solid to a liquid, owing to attraction between like molecules.
