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Gene insertion


gene insertion The process by which one or more genes from one organism are incorporated into the genetic makeup of a second organism.
gene pool A collection of all of the alleles of all of the genes in a population.
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Gene insertion. The addition of one or more copies of a normal gene into a defective chromosome.
Gene linkage. The hereditary association of genes located on the same chromosome.
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Targeted Gene Insertion
The early vectors used for gene insertion could, and did, place the gene (from one to 200 copies of it) anywhere in the genome.
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Gene insertion. The addition of one or more copies of a normal gene into a defective chromosome. Gene linkage. The hereditary association of genes located on the same chromosome. Gene modification.
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Gene therapy -- addition of a functional gene or group of genes to a cell by gene insertion to correct an hereditary disease.
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Since most cancer-causing viruses are retroviruses, the virus may serve as a vector for oncogene insertion.
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