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An Overview of Recombinant DNA Technology

CBSE · Class 12 · Biotechnology

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Meaning and Scope of Recombinant DNA Technology

  • Recombinant DNA technology means the direct manipulation of nucleic acid or genome of an organism.
  • It is also called genetic engineering.
  • Its main aim is to isolate a desired gene, propagate it, and obtain its product in large quantity.
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Scientific Foundations Behind rDNA Technology

  • DNA is the principal molecule responsible for the expression of characters.
  • Avery, MacLeod and McCarty demonstrated in 1944 that DNA is the genetic material.
  • Joshua Lederberg discovered plasmids in 1952.
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Enzymes That Made DNA Manipulation Possible

  • Restriction enzymes act as scissors to cut DNA molecules.
  • Ligase joins two DNA fragments.
  • Werner Arber and Matthew Meselson discovered Type I restriction enzymes in the 1960s.
4

Pioneers and Development of rDNA Technology

  • Stanley N. Cohen had expertise in introducing plasmid DNA into Escherichia coli and in the propagation and cloning of plasmids.
  • Herbert Boyer had expertise in cleaving double stranded DNA to produce single stranded ends with identical termini using restriction enzymes.
  • Stanley N. Cohen and Herbert Boyer developed DNA cloning and rDNA technology in 1973.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Recombinant DNA technology, also known as genetic engineering, is the direct manipulation of an organism's nucleic acid or genome to isolate, modify, and propagate a desired gene for useful products and improved organisms.

Definition of rDNA technologyFoundations of modern biotechnologyKey enzymesImportant scientists and milestonesGene cloningMedical applicationsAgricultural applicationsHistorical development timeline

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