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Investigative Techniques > Genetic Techniques > Genetic Engineering > Protein Engineering

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Protein Engineering  

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  • Engineering, Protein Genetic
  • Genetic Engineering of Proteins
  • Genetic Engineering, Protein
  • Protein Genetic Engineering
  • Proteins, Genetic Engineering

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  • Procedures by which protein structure and function are changed or created in vitro by altering existing or synthesizing new structural genes that direct the synthesis of proteins with sought-after properties. Such procedures may include the design of MOLECULAR MODELS of proteins using COMPUTER GRAPHICS or other molecular modeling techniques; site-specific mutagenesis (MUTAGENESIS, SITE-SPECIFIC) of existing genes; and DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION techniques to create new genes.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015202

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