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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anther

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Microsporangium bearing microspores which develop into pollen (microgametophytes). The upper part of a stamen, containing pollen sacs within which are numerous pollen grains.

lactose

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Milk sugar, a disaccharide with one unit each of glucose and galactose.

micropropagation

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Miniaturized in vitro multiplication and/or regeneration of plant material under aseptic and controlled environmental conditions on specially prepared media that contain substances necessary for ...

equational division

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Mitotic-type division that is usually the second division in the meiotic sequence; somatic mitosis and the non-reductional division of meiosis. A chromosome division in which the two chromatids of ...

casein hydrolysate

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Mixture of amino acids and peptides produced by enzymatic or acid hydrolysis of casein. cf organic complex; undefined.

co-polymers

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Mixtures consisting of more than one monomer; for example, polymers of two kinds of organic bases, such as uracil and cytosine (poly-UC) have been combined for studies of the genetic code.