Chapter 20: Biotechnology

gene_cloning2 Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) protein dissolves blood clots in heart attack.
restriction Palindrome dates: 01/02/2010, 11/02/2011
cloning This uses hummingbird beta-globin gene, video human gene; beta-galactosidase digets X-gal.
cDNA cDNA can be expressed in prokaryotic; shows which genes are expressed; reverse central dogma.
PCR Primers can be DNA for Dideoxy; Thermus aquaticus: Taq polymerase
HHMI 35:40 PCR 42 Sanger sequencing; 45-52 chip
electrophoresis Anode is positive terminal
fragment Dde I (one).
fingerprint Short Tandem Repeats. The 3 DNA samples treated by Southern blotting w radioactive probes.
termination Frederick Sanger also Nobel for sequencing insulin.
transplantation QH442.2 .C743 2002: Creation#21:00 rat, 23:30 egg donor, Judson's skin cells thru zona pellucida (glycoprotein) - 32:30
QH442.2 .F67 2006: For spares or repairs.
dolly Need to reverse epigenetic changes: acetylation of histones.
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1=B  2=B? 3=C  4=B  5=A? post-transcriptional processing
6=C  7=E? 8=C? 9=D 10=C? DNA sequencing
  1. Restriction enzymes: protect against foreign DNA, bacterial DNA have methyl (-CH3) groups:
  2. Radioactive tritium (2N + 1P) neutron is turned into a proton and an electron.
  3. PCR: use Taq polymerase, low replication fidelity; Pfu polymerase(archae) can proofread, but slower
  4. in Vitro: in an artificial environment outside a living organism.
  5. Agar agar (agarose) from Gelidium purpurascens (Rhodophyta), polysaccharide with sulfated galactose monomers.
  6. Human Genome Project completed 2003: 20-25K genes.
  7. Genetic markers can be in noncoding DNA, e.g restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs , pronounced “Rif–lips”).
  8. Oryza sativa indica (xian): long/sticky; japonica (geng): short/sticky. javanica: long/NOT sticky.
    Fritillaria assyriaca: European lily.
  9. Celera: Craig Venter; rough draft 2000, 2003 99% complete.