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GENETIC TECHNOLOGY HONORS BIOLOGY 2A Motzko
Werner Arber(1969)1st To Isolate Restriction Endonucleases (Enzymes)
Restriction Endonucleases • Enzymes that cut DNA at specific locations on the strand known as restriction sites • Naturally produced by bacteria to protect them against viruses • Restriction sites differ depending upon the sequence of nucleotides • When restriction enzymes cut the DNA strand they can leave either “blunt ends” or unpaired nucleotides called “sticky ends”
Restriction Enzymes digest/“cut” the restriction sites on DNA strands based upon specific 3D structure
Sticky Ends Allow Restriction Enyzmes To Assist In The Creation Of Recombinant DNA
Boyer & Cohen (1973) – First to create recombinant DNA using restriction enzymes
APPLICATIONS OF RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASES • Genetic Recombination/Creating of Genetically Modified Organsisms (GMO’s) • DNA Fingerprinting • Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) • Microarray Chips Contructed Using Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS)
Why Use PCR? • Allows for amplification of genes for use in recombinant DNA (gene splicing) or isolation of sequences in DNA fingerprinting
Required Ingredients For PCR • DNA • Primers (short sequences) • Taq Polymerase • Thermal Cycler