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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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chemiluminescence
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The emission of light from a chemical reaction.
blunt end
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The end of a DNA duplex molecule in which neither strand extends beyond the other. a.k.a. flush end.
excinuclease
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The endonuclease-containing protein complex that excises a segment of damaged DNA during excision repair.
nodule
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The enlargement or swelling on roots of nitrogen-fixing plants. The nodules contain symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
polyspermy
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The entry of several sperm into the egg during fertilization, although only one sperm nucleus actually fuses with the egg nucleus.
controlled environment
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The environment in which parameters, such as light, temperature, relative humidity and sometimes the partial gas pressure, are fully controlled.
proofreading
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The enzymatic scanning of newly-synthesized DNA for structural defects, such as mis-matched base pairs. It is effected by DNA polymerase.
