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- 3. Field of study using living organisms to help manufacture medicine or other beneficial technologies
- 5. Measure of food energy
- 7. An antibiotic ( used to treat bacterial infections) produced naturally from certain types of mold
- 9. Basic unit of structure and function for all living organisms; contains genetic material and proteins
- 10. Reproduction Reproduction involving two parents, allows for the recombination of genes ( leads to genetic diversity )
- 11. Organism A genetically modified organism with a gene from another living organism inserted into its genetic code ( human insulin producing bacteria )
- 12. Using sanitary habits to maintain health and prevent illness
- 13. Scientific techniques used in crime scene investigations
- 17. Using biotechnology techniques to solve environmental issues
- 18. Important biological molecule composed of long chains of amino acids; component of all cells and living organisms
- 19. Unicellular prokaryotic organisms with many important applications in the field of biotechnology
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- 1. Segment of DNA that provides information about a trait
- 2. Chemical reactions that allow food to be converted into usable energy or stored in tissues
- 4. Science related to farming and raising crops for consumption
- 6. Reproduction Reproduction involving only one parent
- 8. The study of heredity and the passing or genes from parent to offspring
- 14. breeding Mating and producing offspring of animals or plants for specific traits ( artificial selection)
- 15. Deoxyribonucleic acid; contains all hereditary information for a living organism ( located within each cell of a n organism )
- 16. Modification Branch of biotechnology that alters the genes in biological organisms to achieve a medicinal or agricultural purpose