Biology
Biology is the study of all things living.
Genetics
The study of heredity.
DNA
DNA is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms.
Clone
Exact genetic copy of an organism.
Genetic Engineering
The movement o genetic information through genes.
Selection of parents to get desirable traits in offspring.
Selective Breeding
Offspring of common parents.
Generation
Original name for DNA
Nucleic Acid
Gene Splicing
Process of moving certain DNA sequences from one organism to another
Product that contains an altered bacteria that slows the frosting process of fruits.
Ice-Minus
Choosing the best plants or animals for producing the next generation.
Improvement by selection
Offspring
Progeny
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Recombiant DNA Technology
Recombiant DNA Technology, otherwise known as gene splicing, is the process of moving certain DNA sequences from one organism to another.
Altered bacteria that can be used to treat diabetes.
Insulin
The transmission of characteristics, through genes, from parents to offspring.
Heredity
Bases
Chemicals that connect DNA strands to make pairs.
The process of finding and recording the location of genes.
Gene Mapping
Bovine Somatotropin (BST)
BST is an altered bacteria that when introduced to cows will make the cows produce more milk.
Genes
Compound of cells that determine individual characteristics of living things.
What are the four bases in DNA?
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine
The process of identifying the location of a specific gene on a chromosome.
Mapping
Porcine Somatotropin (PST)
An animal hormone that can be produced by altered bacteria to make swine produce more meat.