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| method of breeding that allows only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation. |
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| breeding technique that involves crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms |
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| continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics to maintain the desire characteristics of a line of organisms |
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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 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 (PRC) |
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| technique that allows molecular biologists to make many copies of a particular gene |
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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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