Transformation Using Viral Vectors
The term transformation is also used for the introduction of foreign DNA into cells, which can be achieved using a viral vector to transfer the DNA. This process is also referred to as transfection or transduction, respectively.
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Genetic engineering
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Genetically
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Mammals
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- Mouse
- Enviropig
- Herman the Bull
- Knockout rat
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Crops
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Maize
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Potato
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Rice
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Soybean
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- Roundup Ready soybean
- Vistive Gold
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Tomato
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Cotton
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Other
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- Tobacco
- Arabidopsis
- Canola
- Brinjal
- Rose
- Wheat
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Fish
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Bacteria and viruses
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- Ice-minus bacteria
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Onyx-015
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Inserting DNA
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- Biolistics
- Agrobacteria
- Transfection
- Electroporation
- Microinjection
- Viral transformation
- Lipofection
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Types
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- Recombinant DNA
- Transgenesis
- Cisgenesis
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| Uses |
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In agriculture
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- Food (Controversy)
- Pharming
- Companies
- Monsanto
- Syngenta
- Bayer
- DuPont Pioneer
- Dow AgroSciences
- BASF
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In humans and diagnostics
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- Gene therapy
- Genetic enhancement
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In research
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- Gene knockout
- Gene knockdown
- Gene targeting
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| Related articles |
- Transgene
- Detection of genetically modified organisms
- Genetic pollution
- Genetic engineering in fiction
- Reverse transfection
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| Regulation |
- Regulation of the release of GMOs
- Regulation of GMOs in the European Union
- Regulation of GMOs in Switzerland
- Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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| Similar fields |
- Synthetic biology
- Cloning
- Stem cell research
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- Biology
- Genetics
- Biotechnology
- Bioethics
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