Mutations and DNA Technology

Cell that can continuously divide and differentiate (specialize) into various tissues.

• genome

• electrophoresis

• gene therapy

• stem cell

All the genetic material of an organism.

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

• CRISPR

• genome

Samples of DNA that have been cut, sorted, and tagged to produce a banding pattern for analysis.

• cloning

• gel electrophoresis

• genetically modified organisms

• DNA fingerprinting

DNA that has been recombined by genetic engineering. Like the insulin gene being added to a bacterial DNA.

• recombinant DNA

• cloning

• stem cells

• gel electrophoresis

Copying sections of DNA in large amounts in the lab.

• Polymerase Chain Reaction

• DNA Fingerprinting

• recombinant DNA

• genetically modified organism

Using genetically altered microbes for environmental cleanup

• Polymerase Chain Reaction

• bioremediation

• gene therapy

• stem cells

Organisms with recombinant genes. (Their genes/DNA have been recombined...like seedless grapes and Glow Fish)

• genetically modified organisms

• cloning

• bioremediation

• recombinant DNA

Form of asexual reproduction that isolates the nucleus of one cell and inserts it into an empty egg cell.

• cloning

• genetic engineering

• recombinant DNA

• gene therapy

Inserting functional “replacement” genes into a person’s cells by using a genetically engineered virus – used to cure genetic disorders

• Gene therapy

• recombinant DNA

• gel electrophoresis

• genome

Deliberate alteration of the genetic makeup of an organism – transferring genes from one organism to another. Includes cloning, recombinant DNA and gene therapy, just to start.

• genetic engineering

• genome

• stem cells

• DNA fingerprinting