transgene
Implanted genetic material
A transgene is a gene artificially transferred from one organism to another, typically from one species to a different one.
The transferred genetic material becomes part of the recipient's genome and can be inherited by offspring.
Transgenes are central to genetic engineering: The transgene made the corn resistant to certain pests.
Organisms carrying transgenes are called transgenic.
Placing something within
- vectorQuantity with direction
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
- promoterOne who organizes events
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
integration · cassette · DNA · recombinant · transformation · transfection · copy number · insert
Cultivated agricultural plants
- herbicide resistanceImmunity to plant-killing chemicals
- golden riceYellow-tinted grain variety
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- disease resistanceCapacity to repel illness
yield · biofortification · pharming · biopharmaceuticals · knockout · knockin · animal model · insulin production
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- cloningMaking identical copies
- microinjectionPrecise cellular substance delivery
- embryonic stem cellUndifferentiated cell from blastocyst
- blastocystEarly developmental stage before implantation
ligase · PCR · genotyping · screening · selection · tissue culture · regeneration
Conveyed thought or feeling
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- methylationAttaching a methyl group
- epigeneticAffecting gene expression, not sequence
copy number · inducible · constitutive · suppression · overexpression · downregulation
Protection from biological hazards
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- outcrossingBreeding unrelated same-species individuals
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
labeling · public perception · food safety · coexistence · traceability · approval · risk assessment · precautionary principle
insertion
Placing something within
expression · integration · cassette · DNA · recombinant · transformation · transfection · copy number · insert
crop
Cultivated agricultural plants
- herbicide resistanceImmunity to plant-killing chemicals
- golden riceYellow-tinted grain variety
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
disease resistance · yield · biofortification · pharming · biopharmaceuticals · knockout · knockin · animal model · insulin production · trait
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- cloningMaking identical copies
- microinjectionPrecise cellular substance delivery
- embryonic stem cellUndifferentiated cell from blastocyst
blastocyst · ligase · PCR · genotyping · screening · selection · tissue culture · regeneration
expression
Conveyed thought or feeling
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- silencingStopping noise or dissent
- methylationAttaching a methyl group
epigenetic · copy number · inducible · constitutive · suppression · overexpression · downregulation
biosafety
Protection from biological hazards
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- outcrossingBreeding unrelated same-species individuals
- environmental impactEffect on natural systems
regulation · labeling · public perception · food safety · coexistence · traceability · approval · risk assessment · precautionary principle
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, chromosomes, chromosome
- GMOsgolden rice, GMO soy, GMO seeds, recombinant DNA, GMO labels
- Gene TherapyCRISPR, genome editing, CAR-T therapy, antisense, plasmids
- Genesallele, oncogene, wild type, BRCA1, tumor suppressor
- Genetic Engineeringcloning, CRISPR, GMOs, PCR, plasmids
- gene deliveryviral vector, lentivirus, adenovirus, retrovirus, plasmid