Specialist dictionary

Biotechnology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Biology.

Core vocabulary

15 featured terms

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Culturenoun

(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar); "the culture of cells in a Petri dish"

cloningnoun

a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)

Gene-splicingnoun

the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism

Genetic engineeringnoun

the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism

Plasmidnoun

a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication

Plasmid DNAnoun

a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication

Recombinant deoxyribonucleic acidnoun

genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms

Recombinant DNAnoun

genetically engineered DNA made by recombining fragments of DNA from different organisms

Recombinant DNA technologynoun

the technology of preparing recombinant DNA in vitro by cutting up DNA molecules and splicing together fragments from more than one organism

Vectornoun

(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell

Starternoun

a culture containing yeast or bacteria that is used to start the process of fermentation or souring in making butter or cheese or dough; "to mak…

Biomedical cloningnoun

nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for…

Reproductive cloningnoun

making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother

Therapeutic cloningnoun

nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for…

Cosmidnoun

(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments