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02/17/2005

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Term
gene library
Definition
all the cut up DNA is stored
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transformation
Definition
bacterial cells take up outside DNA from environment
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translation
Definition
RNA turns into polypeptide chain
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transcription
Definition
complimentary RNA is formed
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transduction
Definition
virus brings in outside DNA from the environment
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DNA technology
Definition
technique used to move genes across species
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recombinant
Definition
DNA technology techniques used for recombining genes in vitro (nonliving) and transferring the recombinant DNA into another cell where the "transferred" genes can be expressed
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biotechnology
Definition
use of living organisms to do practical tasks
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3 basic toold for DNA technology
Definition
restriction enzymes, vectors, and a host cell
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restriction enzymes
Definition
cleave DNA between specific base pairs
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cloning vectors
Definition
plasmids, viruses, and yeasts (eukaryotes)
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lamda phage
Definition
recognition sequence of nucleptide bases - used to first discover restriction enzymes - can be linear of circular
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linear form of lamda phage
Definition
contains sticky ends
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sticky ends
Definition
ends on single stranded DNA that are complimentary and can hydrogen bond
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restriction endonucleases
Definition
found in bacterial cells and help protect bacteria from foriegn (viral) DNA
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recombinant DNA
Definition
used to join segments of DNA from different species forming a chimerase
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chimerase
Definition
hybrid recombinant
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endonuclease EcoRI
Definition
cleavage between G + Aon its sequence - sticky ends form
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key
Definition
cut DNA from 2 species with the same restriction endonucleases - for sticky ends - join "cut" DNA - isolate DNA strands that had hydrogen bonded sticky ends from 2 different DNA sources - seal with DNA ligase
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vectors
Definition
can move DNA from a test tube into a cell
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recombinant DNA phage
Definition
delete portion of phage genome w/ endonuclease - cut foreign DNA w/ endonuclease - insert foriegn DNA into phage - recombinant phage DNA if incorporated in the bacterial cell
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advantages of bacteria host cell
Definition
easy to culture, grows rapidly, easy to isolate DNA, easy to incorporate DNA
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problems of bacteria host cell
Definition
eukaryotes and prokaryotes have different control mechanisms for transcription and translation, prokaryotes cannot modify protein
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ampicillin
Definition
antibiotic that will kill bacteria unless they have the ampR gene
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advantages of yeast, plant, and animal cells as host cells
Definition
overcomes eukaryotic/prokaryotic problems of bacteria
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problems of yeast, animal, and plant cells as host cells
Definition
difficulty in taking up hybridized DNA
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X-gal
Definition
sugar that is cleaved byt eh enzyme B galactosidase yeilding a blue colored product
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lacZ
Definition
needed to break down lactose
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ampR
Definition
resistant to ampicillin
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galactosidase
Definition
produced by lacZ gene
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problems with cutting eukaryotic genes
Definition
bacteria can't cleave introns
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cDNA
Definition
made by reverse transcriptase from mRNA transcript (already processed - no introns)
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partial genomic libraries
Definition
contain only expressed eukaryotic genes
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cDNA from specialized tissue/cell
Definition
can isolate a particular genes/gene product (red blood cells and protein hemoglobin)
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transformation from environment - bacterial cells
Definition
pre-incubation cold positive ions - heat shock
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transferring DNA to eukaryotic cells
Definition
electrophoration - inject DNA directly into cells with needle
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electrophoration
Definition
electric pulse causing temporary hole in cell membrane
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transferring DNA to a virus
Definition
pack DNA into capsid
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protein production
Definition
screen for the protein produced by the gene (assuming the gene is in prokaryotes)
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hybridization
Definition
identification of gene directly
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probe
Definition
can be synthesized and will have a sequence complimentary to the gene
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gel electrophoresis
Definition
used to separate nucleic acid or protein - identify viral DNA or plasmid DNA - isolate DNA fragments containing a gene of interest
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DNA sequencing
Definition
determines the sequence of the DNA on a chromosome that can ultimately lead to amino acid sequence of the sequence of a desired gene
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polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Definition
makes a large number of copies of DNA or of a specific isolated gene in a short time
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southern blotting hybridization
Definition
identification of a specific DNA sequence
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northern blotting hybridization
Definition
identification of a specific RNA sequence
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restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)
Definition
determines the location of the repetetive noncoding sequences on a chromosome
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