Food Biotechnology terms starting with J

12 terms

  1. J See: joining segment.
  2. Jiffy potä Pots made from wood pulp and peat, commonly used for transplanting tissue culture -derived plants into soil medium.
  3. JIVET Abbreviation for juvenile in vitro embryo technology.
  4. JIVT Abbreviation for juvenile in vitro embryo technology.
  5. Joining (J) segment A small DNA segment that links genes to yield a functional gene encoding an immunogobulin.
  6. joining segment (Abbreviation: J). A small DNA segment that links genes in order to yield a functional gene encoding an immunoglobulin.
  7. jumping gene See: transposable element.
  8. jumping library See: chromosome jumping.
  9. Junk DNA See: repetitive DNA.
  10. juvenile hormone A hormone secreted by insects from a pair of endocrine glands close to the brain.
  11. juvenile in vitro embryo technology (Abbreviation: JIVT or JIVET). A technology involving collection of immature eggs from young animals, their in vitro maturation and fertilization, and the…
  12. juvenility Early phase of development in which an organism is incapable of sexual reproduction.