Economic indicator. An economic indicator is a statistic about an economic activity. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. One application of economic indicators is the study of business cycles. Economic indicators include various indices, earnings reports, and economic summaries.
Transduction (genetics) Transduction is the process by which foreign DNA is introduced into a cell by a virus or viral vector. An example is the viral transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another. Transduction does not require physical contact between the cell donating the DNA and the cell receiving the DNA (which occurs in conjugation), and it is DNase resistant (transformation is susceptible to DNase).
Genetic engineering, also known as biotechnology, is the process of manually adding new DNA to an organism. The goal of genetic engineering is to add one or more new traits that are not already found in that organism.ecombinant DNA. Recombinant DNA technology is the modification of the sequences of the DNA bases in order to change the observable form and function of an organism. Recombinant DNA is a form of artificial DNA which is created by combining two or more sequences of DNA that would not normally occur together.