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| polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
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| A technique that quickly produces many copies of a DNA fragment. |
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| A shot, single-stranded fragment of DNA or RND that is required for the initiation of DNA replication. |
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| An enzyme that destroys foreign DNA molecules by cutting them at specific sites. |
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| A techniques used to seperate nucleic acids or proteins according to size and charge in an agarose or acrylamide gel. |
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| The pattern of bands that results when an individual's DNA sample is radiolabeled and exposed to X rays after being fragmented, replicated, and separated. |
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| DNA molecules that are artificially created by combining DNA from different sources. |
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| An organism that is produced by asecual reproduction and that is genetically identical to its parent; to make a genetic duplicate. |
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| An agent, such as a plasmid or virus, that can incorporate foreign DNA and transfer that DNA from one organism to another. |
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| A circular DNA molecule that is usually found in bacteria and that can replicate independent of the main chromosome. |
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| A strand of RNA or single-stranded DNA that has been labeled with a radioactive element or fluorescent dye and that is used to bind with and identify a specific gene in genetic engineering. |
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| A worldwide scientific research effort to map and sequence the human genome. |
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| A techniques that palces a gene into a cell to correct a hereditary disease or to improve the genome. |
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| A vaccine that is made from the DNA of a pathogen and that does not have disease-causing capabilities. |
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| The study of the thical issues related to DNA technology. |
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