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

deficiency

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Insufficiency or absence of one or more usable forms of enzymatic, nutritional or environmental requirements, so that development, growth or physiological functions are affected.

epistasis

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Interaction between genes at different loci, e.g., one gene suppresses the effect of another gene that is situated at a different locus. Suppressed genes are said to be hypostatic. Dominance is ...

endocrine interference

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Interference with the normal balance hormones.

passage time

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Interval between successive sub-cultures.

complementation test

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Introduction of two mutant chromosomes into the same cell to determine whether the mutants are alleles of the same gene. If the mutations are non-allelic, the genotype will be m 1 + / + M 2 , and ...

trans test

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Introduction of two mutant chromosomes into the same cell to determine whether the mutants are alleles of the same gene. If the mutations are non-allelic, the genotype will be m 1 + / + M 2 , and ...