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ISB 204 Final--Gene Based Drugs and Vaccines
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/27/2012

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recombinant DNA
Definition
-DNA that has been altered in lab so that new gene has been added or existing gene deleted
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vaccine
Definition
-exposes you to the proteins of bacteria and viruses that causes disease
-stimulates an immune response memory
-produces antibodies that will fight this bacteria or virus
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would producing MAOA enzyme in bacteria and inject into bloodstream treat it?
Definition
-no, it would bot likely reaise MAOA activity into brain
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limitations of vaccine
Definition
-must be injected
-only works when protein does its job in the blood
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antigon
Definition
-causes immune system to produce antibodies
-often protein
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bacteria promoter
Definition
-turns on gene
-bacteria makes protein
-purify protein
-take and inject into patient
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treating person with diabetes--have to inject with hormone insulin--not eat
Definition
-this is because protien breaks down into individual amino acids--won't work
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genetically engineered bacteria
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-create peice of DNA with gene and promotor
-put recombinant DNA into bacteria
-grow many copies of bacteria
-isolate protien
-treat patient
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preimplination of genetic diagnsosis
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-invitro joining of sperm and egg
-allow zygote to divide several times
-remove several cells from embryo
-test cells for genetic characterstic
-implant desired embryos into womb
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