bio recombinant dna

• what is the scientific term for yeast?

  saccharomyces cerevisae
• bacteria found in the envinronment?

  Escherichia coli
• this makes up genes which code for all the proteins the organism need to survive?

  deoxyribonucleic acid
• this is the manipulation or changing of the DNA of an organism?

  Genetic Engineering
• Genetic engineering involves removing a gene from one organism which is the?

  Donor
• genetic engineering includes transferring it to another organism which is?

  recipient
• the recipient is called?

  transgenic organism or genetically modified organism
• what causes the pancreas t stop producing insulin?

  type 1 diabetes
• immunogenicity is what?

  allergic reaction
• the gene that codes for human insulin is found on?

  chromosome 11 at position 15.5
• the insulin gene is cut from chromosome 11 using special enzymes called?

  restriction enzymes or restriction endonucleases
• another term for restriction enzymes?

  restriction endonucleases
• these are strands of DNA?

  Plasmids
• this is extracted from the bacterium cell and cut open using same restriction enzymes?

  plasmids
• this is used to complete the joining of the two pieces DNA?

  ligase
• other term for recombinant dna?

  transgenic bacterium
• the transgenic bacterium will be placed in a _________?

  fermenter
• this allows rapid asexual reproduction in ideal conditions with the optiman temperature...?

  fermenter
• containers that are used to grow bacteria and fungi large amounts?

  fermenter
• defined as the process of creating a genetically identical copy of a gene?

  gene cloning