BIOLOGY FLASHCARD

Front

Restriction

Enzymes

Back

Cuts DNA at

specific sites

(palindromic

sequences)

Front

DNA

Ligase

Back

Joins DNA

fragments

together (sticky

ends or blunt

ends)

Front

Vectors

Back

Carries the

recombinant DNA

into a host cell

Helps replicate

DNA by adding

nucleotides

Front

Polymerase

Enzymes

Back

Helps replicate

DNA by adding

nucleotides

Front

Host

Organism

Back

Provides the

environment for

recombinant DNA

to function and

replicate