Recombinant DNA Technology

Recombinant DNA Technology is focuses on the current state of knowledge on recombinant DNA technology and its applications. The genome is the genetic material of an organism, that is, the total amount of DNA in the cell. In eukaryotes, it is usually organized into a set of chromosomes, which are extremely long chains of DNA that are highly condensed. In the picture below, human DNA is shown packaged into chromosome units (as seen during mitotic metaphase). Recombinant DNA technology, joining together of DNA molecules from two different species that are inserted into a host organism to produce new genetic combinations that are of value to science, medicine, agriculture, and industry. A gene is a segment of nucleic acid that contains the information necessary to produce a functional product, usually a protein. In humans, knowledge of the entire genome sequence has facilitated searching for genes that produce hereditary diseases. Genes consist of a long strand of DNA (RNA in some viruses) that contains a promoter, which controls the activity of a gene, and a coding sequence, which determines what the gene produces. The book will provide comprehensive knowledge on the principles and concepts of recombinant DNA technology.