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| Allows only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the nest generation. |
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| Crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of both organisms. |
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| Continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics. |
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| Process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms. |
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| Enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides. |
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| Procedure used to separate and analyze DNA fragments by placing a mixture of DNA fragments at one end of a porous gel and applying an electrical voltage to the gel. |
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| DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources. |
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| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) |
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| Technique that allows molecular biologists to make many copies of a particular. |
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| Small circular piece of DNA. |
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| Gene that makes it possible to distinguish bacteria that carry a plasmid with foreign DNA from those that don't |
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| Term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms. |
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| Member of a population of genetically identical cells produced from a single cell. |
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