2. FLASH CARDS

3. Click for Definition Genetic Engineering

4. Making changes in the genetic material (DNA) of an organism to change the characteristics of the organism Genetic Engineering Click for Definition

5. Recombinant DNA

6. Taking a piece of DNA from one organism and combining it with a strand of DNA from another organism. Recombinant DNA Click for Definition

7. Enzymes

8. Proteins which are used to cut DNA into short fragments. Enzymes Click for Definition

9. Gel Electrophoresis

10. The process used to separate DNA fragments of an organism Gel Electrophoresis Click for Definition

11. DNA Fingerprint

12. The “map” that develops after DNA is passed through a gel. Used to solve crimes and in determining the parents of a child DNA Fingerprint Click for Definition

13. Somatic Cell

14. A normal body cell (skin, hair, blood, etc) with a full set of chromosomes… Not the sperm or egg. Somatic Cell Click for Definition

15. Agarose

16. The gel, made from seaweed, that is used in Gel Electrophoresis. Agarose Click for Definition

17. Clone

18. A genetically identical copy of an organism. The DNA is identical in the parent and offspring. A clone is created from Somatic cells. Clone Click for Definition

19. Human Genome Project

20. The project which identified and mapped approximately 35,000 genes found in the human population. Human Genome Project Click for Definition

21. Gene Therapy

22. Placing normal genes into other cells to correct genetic disorders. Gene Therapy Click for Definition

23. The End