DNA Technology Vocabulary Check

Enzymes that cut DNA molecules when they identify specific nucleotide sequences.

• gel electophoresis

• plasmid

• restriction enzymes

• cloning

An electrical current is used to separate a mixture of DNA fragments from one another.

• Cloning

• gene sequencing

• restriction map

• gel electrophoresis

These show the length of DNA fragments between restriction sites in a strand of DNA.

• restriction maps

• cloning

• gene sequencing

• bioinformatics

A technique that produces millions or even billions of copies of a specific DNA sequence in just a few hours.

• gene sequencing

• PCR

• DNA microarray

• cloning

A representation of parts of an individual's DNA that can be used to identify a person at the molecular level.

• transgenic

• gene sequencing

• genomics

• DNA fingerprinting

A genetically identical copy of a gen or of an organism.

• genomics

• plasmid

• clone

• gene sequencing

The changing of an organism's DNA to give the organism new traits.

• recombinant DNA

• genomics

• bioinformatics

• genetic engineering

DNA that contains genes from more than one organism.

• recombinant DNA

• restriction enzyme

• plasmid

• DNA microarray

Mapping and sequencing all of the DNA base pairs of the human chromosome and identify all the genes within the sequence.

• PCR

• human genome project

• Restriction mapping

• bioinformatics

The process of testing DNA to determine a person's risk of having or passing on a genetic disorder.

• gene sequencing

• gene therapy

• genome

• genetic screening