Ch 15 Vocabulary - Genetic Engineering

method of breeding that allows only those organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation

• selective breeding

• natural breeding

• biotechnology

• None of these

crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of both organisms

• inbreeding

• genomics

• hybridization

• artificial breeding

continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics

• bioinformatics

• inbreeding

• artificial selection

• selective breeding

application of a technological process, invention, or method to living organisms

• bioinformatics

• genomics

• chromosomes

• biotechnology

technique that biologists use to make many copies of a gene

• gel electrophoresis

• gene expression

• polymerase chain reaction

• genomics

DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources

• recombinant DNA

• clones

• plasmids

• genetic markers

small circular DNA molecules found in some bacteria

• sex-linked

• transformative DNA

• plasmids

• eukaryotes

gene that makes it possible to distinguish bacteria that carry the plasmid from those that don't

• gene expression

• clone

• PCR

• genetic marker

containing genes from other species

• transgenic

• homozygous

• heterozygous

• transcription

process of changing a gene to treat a medical disease or disorder

• gene expression

• genetic marker

• genetic testing

• gene therapy