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| Ampicillin | Antibiotic related to penicillin that inhibits the synthesis of peptidoglycan |
| Antibiotic | – Chemical that prevents or reduces the growth of microorganisms |
| Arabinose | A sugar from plant gums, used as a culture medium in bacteriology. |
| Bioluminescence | – The production of light by means of a chemical reaction in an |
| Centrifugation | Spinning a mixture at a very high speed to separate heavy and light |
| Chromatography | A process for separating complex liquid mixtures of proteins or |
| Competent cell | – Cell with the ability to take up extracellular DNA from the |
| Electroporation | Transformation of cells using an electrical field to increase |
| Elution buffer | The buffer used to detach a protein or nucleic acid from |
| Lysozyme | – Enzyme needed to lyse, or break open bacteria cell walls. The enzyme |
| Pellet | In centrifugation, the heavier particles such as bacteria or cellular membranes |
| Plagiarism | An act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts |
| Plasmid | DNA molecule (usually circular) a few thousand base pairs in length capable |
| Purification | The process of eliminating impurities from a sample |
| Research | Diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to |
| Supernatant | Liquid portion of a centrifuged sample (the solid portion on the bottom of |
| Transformation | Uptake of DNA from the outside environment, usually by bacteria; |
| Transgenic | A transgenic organism is one that has been altered to contain a gene |
| UV (ultra violet) light | a wavelength of light that is used to detect colorless |
| Green Fluorescent Protein | a genetic trait isolated from a jelly fish |
