Genetic Engineering Direct manipulation of an organism’s genes.
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Transcript of Genetic Engineering Direct manipulation of an organism’s genes.
Cloning
Different types
Reproductive Cloning Used to create
animals that have the same nuclear DNA as a current or existing animal
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/clickandclone/
Therapeutic Cloning
Stem Cells
Found in multi-cellular organisms
Have the ability to divide (mitosis) and differentiate into various types of cells
Could be used to grow tissue to be used by humans
DNA Fingerprinting
Sorts DNA fragments by size
Used to compare DNA for crimes/forensic science and paternity tests
http://nature.ca/genome/04/041/0415_e.cfm