2.5 genetic technologies

• transgenics: a type of genetic modification in which the gene or genes from one species are transferred and spliced into the DNA of another species
• genetic engineering: the modifications of genetic material through the actions of people, including selective breeding and modern techniques outside the normal reproductive process of organisms
• genetically modified organism (GMO): an organism whose genetic material has been deliberately altered through transgenics
• bioweapons: genetically modified disease-causing organisms designed to infect people and either make them sick or kill them
• recombinant DNA: DNA containing the genes spliced from two or more organisms
• gene therapy: the technique of using a vector, such as a virus, to repair or replace defective genes in the treatment of possible cures of genetic diseases