Specific combinations of base pairs make up the genetic code for a particular gene. A single-stranded molecule of ribonucleic acid that carries a copy of the gene from the chromosome to the site of protein synthesis in the cell. A food or part of a food that confers health benefits, including disease prevention, over and above the standard nutritional value of the food. The use of restriction enzymes to create novel and useful gene arrangements in the test tube. Chromosomes and plasmids replicate before every cell division.
Restriction enzymes are important components of gene splicing technology.
The method by which a recombinant DNA molecule is introduced into a biological host. A plant or animal in which the recombinant DNA molecule has been stably integrated into the host's chromosomes. Typically a plasmid DNA molecule carrying a gene from one organism or species to another organism or species. Plasmid vectors are used to make transgenic plants and animals.