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

cos ends

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The 12-base, single-strand, complementary extensions of bacteriophage lambda (λ) DNA. a.k.a. cos sites.

G cap

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The 5´-terminal methylated guanine nucleoside that is present on many eukaryotic mRNAs; it is joined, after transcription, to the mRNA.

antibiotic resistance

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The ability of a micro-organism to produce a protein that disables an antibiotic or prevents transport of the antibiotic into the cell.

herbicide resistance

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The ability of a plant to withstand herbicide. Herbicide resistance has been one of the early targets of plant genetic engineering. If a herbicide is sprayed onto a field planted with such resistant ...

binding

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The ability of molecules to stick to each other because of the exact shape and chemical nature of parts of their surfaces. Many biological molecules bind extremely tightly and specifically to other ...