Key Terms in DNA, Gene Expression, and Biotechnology

allele,

base,

base pair,

biotechnology,

chromosomal aberration,

chromosome,

clone,

clone library,

cloning,

code,

codon,

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA),

DNA probe,

gene,

gene expression,

gene library,

gene regulation,

gene therapy,

genetic engineering,

genome,

genotype,

intron,

locus (pl. loci),

messenger RNA (mRNA),

mutation,

nucleic acid,

nucleotide,

operon,

phenotype,

plasmid,

point mutation,

polymerase chain reaction (PCR),

promoter site,

protein synthesis,

recombinant DNA technology,

restriction enzyme,

ribosomal subunit,

stem cell,

trait,

transcription,

transfer RNA (tRNA),

transgenic organism,

translation,