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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latent agent

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Something, usually a virus, that is present in a host organism without producing any symptoms.

guard-cell

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Specialized epidermal cell that occurs as a pair around a stoma and controls opening and closing of the stoma through changes in turgor.

allopatric speciation

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Speciation occurring at least in part because of geographic isolation.

spermatocyte

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Sperm mother cell. The cell that undergoes two meiotic divisions (spermatogenesis) to form four spermatids; the primary spermatocyte before completion of the first meiotic division; the secondary ...

nucleosome

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

Spherical sub-units of eukaryotic chromatin that are composed of a core particle consisting of an octamer of histones (two molecules each of histones H 2a , H 2b , H 3 and H 4 ) and 146 nucleotide ...