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| Method of breeding that allows only those individual organisms with desired characteristics to produce the next generation. |
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| Breeding techniqye that involves crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best traits of both organisms |
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| Continued breeding of individuals with similar characeristics to maintain the desired characteristics of an organism |
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| Process of making changes in the DNA code of living organisms |
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| Enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides |
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| Procedure used to separate and analyze DNA fragments by placing a mixture of DNA fragments at one end of a porous cell and applying and electrical voltage to the gel. |
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| DNA produced by combining DNA from different sources |
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| (PCR) Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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| Technique that allows molecular biologists tom make many copies of a particular gene |
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| Is a small circular piece of DNA |
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| Gene that makes it possible to dustinguish bacteria that carry a plasmid with foreign DNA from those who dont |
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| Term used to refer to an organism that has genes from many organisms |
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| Member of a population of genetically idntical cells produced from a single cell |
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| Photograph of chromosomes grouped in order in pairs |
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| Chromosome that is not a sex chromosome |
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| One of two chromosomes that determines an individuals sex |
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| Chart that shows the relationships within a family |
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| Gene located on the X or Y Chromosome |
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| Error in meiosisin which homologous chromosomes fail to separate |
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| Anylysis of sextions of DNA that have little or no known function, but vary widely from one individual to anotherm in order to identify individuals. |
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