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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Genetic engineering

transposition

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The process whereby a transposon or insertion sequence inserts itself into a new site on the same or another DNA molecule. The exact mechanism is not fully understood and different transposons may ...

DNA replication

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The process whereby DNA makes exact copies itself, under the action of and control of DNA polymerase.

immune response

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The processes, including the synthesis of antibodies, that are used by vertebrates to respond to the presence of a foreign antigen.

inbred line

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The product of inbreeding, i.e., the mating of individuals that have ancestors in common; in plants and laboratory animals, it refers to populations resulting from at least 6 generations of selfing ...

clonal selection

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The production of a population of plasma cells all producing the same antibody in response to the interaction between a B lymphocyte producing that specific antibody and the antigen bound by that ...

reproduction

Biotechnology; Genetic engineering

The production of an organism, cell or organelle like itself (self propagation). 1. Sexual reproduction: the regular alternation (in the life-cycle of haplontic, diplontic and diplohaplontic ...