Biotechnology Vocabulary Review

DNA editing tool that is used to modify the genome of living organisms

• restriction enzyme

• CRISPR

• DNA fingerprinting

• gel electrophoresis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

molecules that cut DNA in at very specific locations to create fragments

• restriction enzyme

• CRISPR

• DNA fingerprinting

• gel electrophoresis

 technique used to determine unique fragment band patterns in A DNA sample to then compare to known DNA patterns for identification purposes

• restriction enzyme

• CRISPR

• DNA fingerprinting

• gel electrophoresis

technique used to separate and analyze DNA, RNA, or proteins based upon their size and charge

• restriction enzyme

• CRISPR

• DNA fingerprinting

• gel electrophoresis

 location on a gel plate where DNA has stopped after gel electrophoresis

• fragment band

• transgenic/transgenic

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

any organism with genetic material from a different organism

• fragment band

• transgenic/transgenic

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

process where foreign or modified genes are directly incorporated into an organism’s genome

• fragment band

• transgenic/transgenic

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

the introduction of cloned genes into living cells to replace an abnormal, disease-causing gene

• fragment band

• transgenic/transgenic

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

tool used to transfer very small amounts of liquids

• micropipette

• restriction enzyme

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

• polymerase chain reaction

• restriction enzyme

• DNA fingerprinting

• gene therapy

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2