About: Genetic ablation

Genetic ablation occurs when a gene is deemed “null” through the homologous genetic recombination of a gene. It is utilized in the selective suppression of a specific cell line or cell type. This genetic engineering technique does not limit growth suppression to just the activity of an individual gene. Specific cell ablation enables the examination of the in vivo activity of cells. An example of this method in action can be seen through the production of a knockout mouse. This is accomplished through the administration of one or more transgenes into a fertilized mouse oocyte’s pronucleus. Afterwards, it is reimplanted into a host mother, who then births a transgenic mouse. The transgenic mouse carries one copy of the transgene3 out of several hundred. From these mice, a homozygous colony c