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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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hypothalamic peptides
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Peptides generated in the vertebrate forebrain and concerned with regulating the body's physiological state.
sieve plate
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Perforated wall area in a sieve-tube element through which strands connecting sieve-tube protoplasts pass.
reduction division
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Phase of meiosis in which the maternal and paternal chromosomes of the bivalent separate.
discontinuous variation
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Phenotypic variation involving distinct classes, such as red versus white, tall versus dwarf.
secondary phloem
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Phloem tissue formed by the vascular cambium during secondary growth in a vascular plant.
net photosynthesis
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Photosynthetic activity minus respiratory activity, as measured by carbon dioxide exchange.
melanin
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Pigment, as typically produced by specialised epidermal cells called melanocytes.
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