There are many types of genetics technology. The definition of genetic is "the science of heredity dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment" and the definition of technology is "the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science." From dictionary.com. So genetic technology is machines used to help determine problems and cures in humans health. That was best summed up in my words.
1. The first type of genetic technology I could find was PCR amplification.
*PCR is polymerase chain reaction. It is an extremely powerful technique that can use make a strand of DNA a million times bigger in a single afternoon. It was invented in 1983, by Kary Mullis.
2. Electrophoresis(see other blog post)
*http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/
*This is a lab you can do to more fully understand gel electrophoresis.
3. Genetic fingerprinting
*The is a powerful forensic tool used to identify a criminal. Police use the leftover fingerprint to determine who the person could be, given their genetic make up. In this machine, a probe looks for multiple repetitions of several different strands o DNA.
4. Gene splicing(see other blog post)
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