Biotech Vocab 1

complete set of DNA of an organism

• genome

• plasmid

• chromosome

• SNP

separation of DNA segments based on their size and electrical charge

• gel electrophoresis

• genetic engineering

• gene mapping

• PCR

organism genetically engineered to contain DNA from other organisms in its genome

• VNTR

• GMO

• CRISPR

• GWAS

small segment of DNA or RNA that binds to a specific DNA sequence and allows DNA polymerase to begin copying the strand

• terminator base

• plasmid

• primer

• SNP

determining the order of the nucleotides (A,C,G,T) in an organism's entire genome

• DNA sequencing

• gel electrophoresis

• personalized medicine

• gene mapping

matching a species' traits to its genes using a computer program

• VNTR

• SNP

• GWAS

• cloning

a being with both biological and machine parts

• plasmid

• cyborg

• CRISPR

• SNP

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• polymerase chain reaction

• genetic engineering

• DNA sequencing

• gene mapping

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• DNA sequencing

• GWAS

• plasmid

• CRISPR

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• Synthetic Biology

• CRISPR

• GWAS

• PCR