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| When humans choose organisms with wanted characteristics to produce the next generation |
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| Crosses dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of both parents in the offspring |
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| The Continued breeding of individuals with selected characteristics. |
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| The application of a technological process, invention, or method to living organism. |
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| Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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| When scientists make many copies of a gene |
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| Recombinant DNA molecules |
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| Molecules that contain DNA from two different sources. Recombinant-DNA technology can change the genetic composition of living organisms. |
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| Circular DNA molecules found in bacteria and yeasts; they are widely used by scientists studying recombinant DNA because DNA joined to a plasmid can be replicated |
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| A gene used to differentiate a cell that carries a recombinant plasmid from those that do not. |
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| Organisms that contain genes from other species |
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| A member of a population of genetically identical cells from a single cell. |
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| What causes tumors in plants. |
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| Name two benefits that may be gained from genetically engineering food crops |
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Less expensive food.
Crops resistant to insects disease or spoilage. |
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| Give two examples of how DNA modification has increased the importance of transgenic animals to our food supply |
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Recombinant DNA technology increases milk production in cows.
Transgenic salmon grow faster than wild salmon |
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In gene therapy an absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal working gene.
Used to treat a medical disease or genetic disorder. |
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Selective Breeding works because of the natural genetic variation in a population.
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Hybridization crosses similar individuals to bring together the best of both.
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The individuals produced by crossing dissimilar parents are purebreeds.
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The continued crossing of individuals with similar characteristics is hybridization.
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Inbreeding increases the risk of genetic defects.
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| 2008 - Genetic Info Nondiscrimination Act |
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| This act protects Americans against discrimination based on genetic information and was passed in.... |
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| The application of a technological process, invention, or method to living organisms. |
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| Why is inbreeding sometimes a negative process? |
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| 2 recessive alleles from the parents can create a life-threateneing disease. |
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| An offspring from 2 dissimilar parents |
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| What are sticky ends made out of? |
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| Molecules that contain DNA from two different sources. |
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| A gene that is created in GMO that allows farmers to use less pesticides |
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| What should parents with genetic disorders do before having a child? |
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| Can be used to determine if parents are carrying the alleles for a genetic disorder that requires 2 recessive alleles |
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| This technology can be used to study hundreds and thousands of genes at once to study their activity levels |
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| Analyzes sections of DNA that may have no function but vary widely from one individual to another. |
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There are people who are genetically identical other than identical twins.
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| False - NO INDIVIDUAL IS EXACTLY LIKE ANOTHER!!! (Except identical twins) |
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| Where do the DNA molecules from the mitochondria come from? |
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| Your mother! Your mitochondrial DNA is identical (or pretty darn similar) to your mothers. |
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| Bonus**What is Northern Blotting for? |
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| Bonus**What is Southern Blotting for? |
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| Bonus**What is Western Blotting for? |
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| How is recombinant DNA used? |
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| Recombinant DNA technology joins together DNA from 2 or more sources and makes it possible to change the genetic composition of organisms |
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| How do people increase genetic variation? |
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| Breeders can introduce mutations which are the ultimate soure of biological diversity |
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