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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.
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 ...
strain isolation
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Isolation of any bacterium, animal or plant from the outside world.
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