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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.
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dizygotic twins
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Two-egg twins, i.e., a pair of individuals that shared the same uterus at the same time, but which arose from separate and independent fertilization of two ova.
electrochemical sensor
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Type of biosensor in which a biological process is harnessed to an electrical sensor system, such as an enzyme electrode. Other types couple a biological event to an electrical one via a range of ...
secondary growth
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Type of growth characterized by an increase in thickness of stem and root and resulting from formation of secondary vascular tissues by the vascular cambium.
suckering
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Type of vegetative propagation where lateral buds grow out to produce an individual that is a clone of the parent.
infectious agent
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Typically, a proliferating virus, bacterium or parasite that causes a disease in plants or animals.
cancer
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
Uncontrolled growth of the cells of a tissue or an organ in a multicellular organism. cf oncogenesis.
gene sequencing
Biotechnology; Genetic engineering
The process of elucidating the nucleotide sequence of a gene.