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

In vitro

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Living in test tubes, outside the organism or in an artificial environment, typically in glass vessels in which cultured cells, tissues, organs or whole plants may reside.

Fission

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Asexual reproduction involving the division of a single-celled individual into two new single-celled individuals of equal size.

Style

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Slender column of tissue that arises from the top of the ovary and through which the pollen tube grows.

Plasmolysis

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Separation of the cytoplasm from the cell wall, due to removal of water from the protoplast.

Xerophyte

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

A plant very resistant to drought or that lives in very dry places.

Base collection

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Defined in the International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources as a collection of seed stock or vegetative propagating material (ranging from tissue cultures to whole plants) held for long-term ...

Protocorm

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

In orchids, seeds contain an unorganised embryo comprising only a few hundred cells. During seed germination this embryo forms a tuberous structure, called a protocorm, from which develops a complete ...