Biosafety Guidelines For Research On Genetically Modified ...

polymerase chain reaction
prion
prokaryotic
promoter
protein
protoplast
receptor
recombinant
recombinant DNA
A technique for generating, in vitro, an increased quantity
of a target segment of DNA.
An infectious agent of unknown etiology which causes
spongiform encephalopathies of humans and animals.
Belonging to the group of microorganisms whose DNA is
not enclosed within a nuclear membrane.
A DNA sequence, located in front of a gene, that controls
expression of the gene. It is the sequence to which RNA
polymerase binds to initiate transcription.
A molecule composed of amino acids.
A plant or bacterial cell which has had the outer cell wall
removed.
Cell-surface protein to which molecules such as hormones
and growth factors bind to exert their effects on the cell, or
to which viruses bind to gain entry to the cell.
Organisms, cells, viruses etc. which contain recombinant
DNA (q.v.).
DNA formed by joining, in vitro, segments of DNA from
different organisms.
recombination The occurrence or production of progeny with
combinations of genes other than those that occurred in
the parents.
replication
retroviral vector
retrovirus
RNA
sharps
shot-gun cloning
Reproduction.
A retrovirus (q.v.) which is used to introduce foreign DNA
into animal cells, usually by replacing part of the viral
genome with the foreign DNA of interest.
A virus that uses the enzyme reverse transcriptase to copy
its RNA genome into DNA, which then integrates into the
host cell genome.
Ribonucleic acid, a molecule similar to DNA, whose
functions include decoding the instructions for protein
synthesis that are carried by the genes; comprises the
genetic material of some viruses.
Sharp laboratory items such as syringe needles, scalpel
and razor blades, and broken glass.
The production of a large random collection of cloned
fragments of the DNA of an organism, from which genes
of interest can later be selected.
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