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Chimera<br />

Chromatography<br />

Chromosome<br />

Clone<br />

Confined field trial<br />

Congeneric<br />

Conspecific<br />

Cry<br />

Delta-endotoxins<br />

Developmental<br />

asynchrony<br />

DNA (deoxyribonucleic<br />

acid)<br />

DNA sequence<br />

Dormancy<br />

Eclosion<br />

Ecological amplitude<br />

Eexpression (as in gene<br />

expression)<br />

Epiphytic<br />

Epistatic<br />

Epitopes<br />

Erucic acid<br />

Escherichia coli (E. coli)<br />

Exotic<br />

Fibroblasts<br />

Field trial<br />

Fitness<br />

Flow cytometry<br />

Gamete<br />

Gene<br />

Gene construct<br />

Gene flow<br />

Gene gun<br />

an organism containing two or more genetically distinct cell or tissue types.<br />

a technique for separating complex mixtures of chemicals or proteins into their<br />

various constituents.<br />

a threadlike strand of DNA and associated proteins that is in the nucleus of a cell.<br />

one that is an exact replica of another, i.e. <strong>organisms</strong> asexually derived by division<br />

<strong>from</strong> a single cell.<br />

field trial carried out with specific restrictions on location, plot size, etc.<br />

belonging to the same generation.<br />

belonging to the same species.<br />

designation of a gene encoding insecticidal crystal proteins in the soil bacterium<br />

Bacillus thuringiensis.<br />

Bt insecticidal proteins.<br />

a pattern of development within sub-populations that allows different<br />

sub-populations to reach sexual maturity at different times.<br />

the molecule that encodes genetic information.<br />

the specific order of bases in a DNA molecule, whether in a fragment of DNA, a<br />

gene, a chromosome or an entire genome.<br />

a delay in the growth of viable seeds because of unfavorable environmental<br />

conditions.<br />

the emergence of an insect larva <strong>from</strong> the egg.<br />

the range of environmental conditions in which an organism can survive and<br />

reproduce.<br />

generation of a messenger RNA (mRNA) copy of a gene encoded in an organism’s<br />

DNA.<br />

one organism <strong>living</strong> within or upon another without causing harm.<br />

a dependent relationship between genes.<br />

separate antigenic areas within a given protein.<br />

a fatty acid having 22 carbons and one double bond that is common to traditional<br />

rapeseed oil. Canola oil contains less than 2 percent erucic acid.<br />

a bacterium found in the intestine of animals and humans used extensively in<br />

genetic engineering. E. coli can be fatal to humans if undercooked meat is digested.<br />

<strong>non</strong>-native; refers to an organism that has been introduced into an area.<br />

irregularly shaped, branching cells distributed throughout vertebrate connective<br />

tissue.<br />

tests of the ability of a new crop variety to perform under normal cultivation<br />

conditions.<br />

the genetic contribution of an individual to the next generation.<br />

a technique for rapid automatic separation of suspensions of <strong>living</strong> cells into defined<br />

sub-populations.<br />

the products of cells divided in sexually reproducing <strong>organisms</strong>.<br />

the fundamental physical and functional unit of heredity.<br />

a sequence of genes made by splicing several genes together.<br />

the movement of genes <strong>from</strong> one population to another.<br />

a device for propelling DNA molecules into <strong>living</strong> cells.

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