Biolo1100
Chapter 13
The New Biology
Somatic cell
nuclear
transfer
is a technology used for
reproductive
cloning of animals.
Stem
cells
offer the possibility of repairing damaged
tissues
through
therapeutic
cloning
.
Genetic
engineering
is the process of moving
genes
from one organism to another.
Restriction
enzymes
can be used to cut DNA at specific sites to produce
recombinant
DNA.
Polymerase
chain
reaction
(PCR) can be used to amplify small amounts of DNA.
DNA fragments can be separated by
gel
electrophoresis
and used for
DNA
fingerprinting
.
Genetic engineering has many medical
applications
and can be used to produce genetically modified (
GM
)
plants
.
The
human
genome
consist of almost 99% non-coding
DNA
.