Gene __________ Techniques Are Used to Create Organisms That Lack

question 139

Short Answer

Gene __________ techniques are used to create organisms that lack particular genes.

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Definitions:

Organic Molecules

Molecules that contain carbon and are found in living things. These are the basis of organic chemistry and are capable of forming large and complex structures.

Miller's Experiments

A series of experiments conducted by Stanley Miller in the 1950s demonstrating that organic compounds essential to life could have formed on the early Earth under certain conditions.

Virulence Factors

Molecules produced by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites) that contribute to the pathogenicity and enable them to invade the host, evade the immune system, or cause damage to host tissues.

Pathogenic Bacteria

Bacteria that are capable of causing disease in their host organisms.