Restriction enzymes are classified as endonucleases. Their biochemical activity is the hydrolysis ("digestion") of the phosphodiester backbone at specific sites in a DNA sequence. By "specific" we mean that an enzyme...
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Saturday, 29 September 2012
Restriction enzymes are classified as endonucleases. Their biochemical activity is the hydrolysis ("digestion") of the phosphodiester backbone at specific sites in a DNA sequence. By "specific" we mean that an enzyme...
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1. Better Crops (drought & heat resistance) 2. Recombinant Vaccines (ie. Hepatitis B) 3. Prevention and cure of sickle cell anemia 4. Prevention and cure of cystic fibrosis 5. Production of...
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There are three different methods by which Recombinant DNA is made. 1. Transformation The first step in transformation is to select a piece of DNA to be inserted into a vector. The...
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1. Cut DNA at specific DNA sequences § Symmetrical series of four to eight bases § Sticky Sticky or blunt ends...
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Recombinant DNA (rDNA) is a form of artificial DNA that is created by combining two or more sequences that would not normally occur together. In terms of genetic modification, it is...
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Recombinant DNA technology is one of the recent advances in biotechnology, which was developed by two scientists named Boyer and Cohen in 1973. ...
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A series of procedures that are used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is constructed from segments of two or more different DNA molecules. Under certain conditions,...
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