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Creative Technology
Exam 2 Study Guide
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Undergraduate 2
11/17/2013

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Protein
Definition
a string of amnio acids connected by peptide bonds, make us function
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Eukaryotic
Definition
the type of cell that are found in humans
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RNA
Definition
single or double helix that is used in transcription or translation
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Translation
Definition
the process by which information is translated by the ribosome and the appropriate amino acids are brought in
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m-RNA
Definition
RNA involved in transcription
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Bt
Definition
insect resistant genetic engineering
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
Definition
used to make copies of small amounts of DNA
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Promoter Region
Definition
where the gene starts
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Thymine
Definition
base pairs with adenine during DNA
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Guanine
Definition
what cytosine base pairs with
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t-RNA
Definition
RNA involved in translation
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Genome
Definition
all the chromosomes of an organism (all the nuclear DNA)
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Pathogen
Definition
a foreign invader
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DNA construct
Definition
the combination of the coloning vector and the DNA of interest
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Restriction Endonuclease
Definition
enzyme that cuts DNA at specific locations
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Plasmid
Definition
the circular double-stranded DNA found in bacteria that are used for genetic engineering
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Hybridoma
Definition
combination of anti bodies and tumor cells
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Codon
Definition
3 nucleotides that code for one amino acid
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Vector
Definition
DNA molecule vehivle to carry foreign genetic material
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Adenine
Definition
what thymine base pairs with in DNA and uracil base pairs with in RNA
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Antibody
Definition
proetin that is produced as a reaction to the antigen
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Nucleus
Definition
the organelle that contains genetic material
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Anticodon
Definition
complement code to m-RNA
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Central Dogma
Definition
flow of genetic material within biological systems
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Recombinant
Definition
a combintion of DNA from 2 different organisms
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Denaturation
Definition
the splitting of strands of DNA
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Amino Acid
Definition
the twenty buliding blocks for proteins
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Transformation
Definition
inserting the DNA construct into the cell
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Biotechnology
Definition
using biological organisms as factories
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Cytosine
Definition
what guanine base pairs with
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Chromosome
Definition
structures in the nucleus that contain DNA
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Selection
Definition
keeping only the cells that contain the DNA construct, killing all the unmodified plasmids
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Prokaryotic
Definition
type of cell a bacterium is
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