Bio Chapter 13

method of breeding that allows only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation

breeding technique that involves crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms

continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics to bring together the best traits of both organisms

process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms

enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides

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

DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources

technique that allows molecular biologists to make many copies of a particular gene

small circular piece of DNA

gene that makes it possible to distinguish bacteria that carry a plasmid with foreign DNA from those that don't

term used to refer to an organism that contains genes from other organisms

member of a population of genetically identical cells produced from a single cell