Terminology Careers Biotechnologist
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What is Deoxyribonucleic Acid?
Large nucleic acid molecule that makes up chromosomes.
100
What is Biotechnology?
Applies scientific and engineering techniques to the manipulation of the genes of living organisms.
100
What is Forensics?
Pertaining to the courts of law.
200
What is Selective Breeding?
Choosing the parents of offspring to enhance development of desired traits.
200
What is a Biotechnologist?
They directly alter or change the cells of living things to discover and improve genetic traits.
200
What is Electrophoresis?
In forensics, this natural electrical charge separates the molecules of the DNA.
300
What is Fermentation?
Chemical change that is created by an enzyme or microorganism.
300
What is the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?
Established safety guidelines for the transfer and manipulation of DNA.
300
What is Cystic Fibrosis?
One of the diseases that can be identified by DNA tests. This disease consists of the lungs clogging with mucus
400
What is Artificial Insemination?
Injection of semen into the uterine canal, unrelated to sexual intercourse.
400
What is Monoclonal Antibody?
.Identical cells originating from the same cell.
400
What is Spinal Musclar Atrophy?
One of the diseases that can be identified by DNA tests. In this disease, the muscles are progressively degenerating.
500
What is Eugenics?
Study of the methods for controlling the characteristics of humans.
500
What is an Enzyme?
Protein that acts as a catalyst in the cell.
500
What is Tay-Sachs Disease?
One of the diseases that can be identified by DNA tests. This disease is a lethal childhood neurological disorder.






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