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Introduction to Recombinant DNA Technology
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Introduction to Recombinant DNA Technology
Familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of recombinant DNA technology in this free online course.
Recombinant DNA technology aims to improve or obtain desired characteristics by modifying organisms' genetic material. This course guides you through the entire process of altering genetic material, using ins... Recombinant DNA technology aims to improve or obtain desired characteristics by modifying organisms' genetic material. This course guides you through the entire process of altering genetic material, using insulin production as an example. We will cover all the terms frequently used in rDNA discourse, such as ‘vectors’, ‘ligase’ and ‘restriction enzymes’. The course will be of particular interest to biology and biotechnology students.
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What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- Define ‘recombinant DNA technology’...
- Explain why the term ‘recombinant’ ...
- Describe the uses and the different...
- Distinguish between the uses of res...
- Define ‘recombinant DNA technology’
- Explain why the term ‘recombinant’ is used in ‘recombinant DNA technology’
- Describe the uses and the different types of restriction enzymes
- Distinguish between the uses of restriction enzyme and the ligase
- Explain the steps involved in constructing the genomic library
- Describe the characteristics of the vector in rDNA technology
- Discuss how the selectable marker helps in the selection of transformed recombinant colonies
- Summarize the steps of recombinant insulin production
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