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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sperm sexing

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The separation of sperm into those bearing an X chromosome and those bearing a Y chromosome, in order to be able to produce, via artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization, animals of a ...

segregation

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The separation of the two members of a chromosome pair from each other at meiosis; the result is seen as the separation of alleles from each other in the gametes of heterozygotes; the occurrence of ...

asexual embryogenesis

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The sequence of events whereby embryos develop from somatic cells. a.k.a. somatic cell embryogenesis.

spermatogenesis

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The series of cell divisions in the testis by which maturation of the gametes (sperm) of the male takes place.

start codon

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The set of three nucleotides in an mRNA molecule with which the ribosome starts the process of translation. The start codon sets the reading frame for translation. The most commonly used start codon ...