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

Add a new term

Contributors in Genetic engineering

Become a Contributors

Genetic engineering

co-dominance

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The situation in which both alleles in a heterozygous individual are expressed, so that the phenotype of heterozygotes incorporates the phenotypic effect of each allele. For example, roan coat colour ...

genetic heterogeneity

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The situation in which different mutant genes produce the same phenotype.

microspore

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The smaller of the two kinds of meiospores produced by heterosporous plants in the course of microsporogenesis; in seed plants, microspores give rise to the pollen grain, the male gametophyte.

rhizosphere

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The soil region in the immediate vicinity of growing plant roots.

supernatant

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The soluble liquid fraction of a sample after centrifugation or precipitation of insoluble solids.

stock plant

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The source plant from which cuttings or explants are made. Stock plants are usually maintained carefully in an optimum state for (sometimes prolonged) explant use. Preferably they are ...