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recombinant DNA

  • DNA extraction; recombinant DNA
    In recombinant DNA: Genetically engineered organisms

    …added gene is called a transgene. The transgene inserts itself into a chromosome and is passed to the progeny as a new component of the genome. The resulting organism carrying the transgene is called a transgenic organism or a genetically engineered organism (GEO). In this way, a “designer organism” is…

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  • In Atryn

    …resulting recombinant gene, called a transgene, was then inserted into cells grown in cell culture in a laboratory. This enabled gene activity to be evaluated and cells containing the transgene to be generated for the subsequent production of transgenic animals.

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