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Technique of using a plasmid DNA to insert another species DNA into a bacterium or plant is called ___________.
vector transfer
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The science that involves the planned modification, insertion, or deletion of genes from the genetic makeup of an organism is __________.
genetic engineering
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In order to synthesize DNA is a laboratory, the enzyme __________ must be used to facilitate the addition of nucleotides on the new strand.
DNA polymerase
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A ___________ is one that reads the same from left to right on one strand of DNA as it does from right to left on the other strand.
palindromic
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In recombinant DNA technology, DNA is cut at specific nucleotide sequence by __________ enzymes.
restrictive
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The technique used to make millions of identical copies of DNA from a small sample in a test tube is __________.
polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
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Organisms that have been genetically engineered to carry one or more foreign genes are known as __________ organisms.
transgenic
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According to the text, the "workhorses" of the genetic engineering industry are __________.
bacteria
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Transgenic bacteria are presently used to produce __________, which can be administered to humans or other animals to prepare the immune system for a possible infection by disease-causing organism.
vaccines
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Short single-stranded pieces of DNA called __________ attach to a DNA template to serve as the beginning site of DNA replication.
primers
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The process of producing pharmaceuticals in farm animals is __________.
gene farming
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The inserting of human genes into human cells to treat a disease is known as __________.
gene therapy
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Gene therapy requires that genes be delivered to cells and incorporated into the cells' DNA; transporters of these gens are known as ____________.
vectors
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Programmed cell death in somatic cells in known as __________.
apoptosis
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__________ is useful technique in criminal investigations because humans contain many copies of repeating or junk sequences, the length of which can be unique to an individual.
DNA fingerprinting
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