IB Biology Sub-topic D1.3 Definitions
This page contains our IB Biology definitions for sub-topic D1.3. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Gene editing'.
enzyme
A protein that speeds up and controls the rate of reactions of metabolism by lowering the activation energy required for a reaction to happen
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Gene Knockout
A genetic engineering technique used to remove or inactivate specific genes in an organism
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genome
All the genes in an organism
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hypercholesterolaemia
A genetic condition characterized by very high levels of cholesterol in the blood
mutation
A random change to the base sequence of a gene
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TALENs
Nucleases that bind to a DNA domain and cleave it to introduce a frameshift mutation and inactivate the gene
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