Genetic Engineering Vocab

A small, circular piece of DNA separate from chromosomes.

• nucleus

• plasmid

• mRNA

• mitochondira

a visible mass of bacteria all originating from a single mother cell, therefore constitutes a clone of bacteria all genetically alike.

• E. coli

• culture

• media

• colony

A molecule that performs many tasks inside cells and gives you your traits. They are made in a process called translation

• DNA

• mRNA

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

A segment of DNA that codes for a protein.

A molecule that acts a messenger between the instructions held in DNA and the protein built from those instructions. It is made in a process called transcription.

A molecule found inside the cells of all living things. It contains the instructions for making the proteins that determine traits.

A physical characteristic of an organism

The pKiwi plasmid glows when put under a black light

• True

• False

The pKiwi plasmid made E. coli glow because

• pKiwi plasmid glows

• pPKiwi contains the directions to make the glowing protein

• The GFP gene glows

• pKiwi makes E.coli's bacteria glow

Which of these statement is the most correct?

• RNA is used to make DNA, which is used to make amino acid chains which form proteins

• DNA is used to make RNA, which is used to make amino acid chains which form proteins

• Proteins are used to make DNA, which is used to make RNA which forms amino acids

• Amino acids is used to make proteins, which is used to make RNA which forms DNA