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TermDefinition
Selective Breeding Allows only animals with desired characteristics to produce a next generation
hybridization crossing dissimilar individuals to bring together the best of organisms
inbreeding continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics to maintain the desired characteristics of a line of organisms
Genetic Engineering 1. Making Changes to the DNA code of a living organism
Restriction Enzymes 2. Enzymes that cut DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides
Gel Electrophoresis 3. A procedure where a Mixture of DNA fragments are placed at one end of a porous gel, and an electric voltage is applied to he gel. The DNA molecules that are negatively charged move to the positive end of the gel.
Recombinant DNA DNA produce by combining DNA from different sources.
polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 5. A technique that prints an exact copy of DNA
plasmid 6. Circular DNA strands that are found naturally in some bacteria and can be useful for DNA transfer
genetic Marker 7. A gene that makes it possible to distinguish bacteria that carry the plasmid and the foreign DNA from those that don’t.
transgenic 8. Containing genes from other species
clone 9. A member of a population of genetically identical cells produce from a single cell
Karyotype photograph of chromosomes grouped in order in pairs
Sex Chromosomes 2 of 46 chromosomes that determine an individuals' sex
Autosomes The remaining 44 chromosomes that do not determine an individuals' sex
Pedigree A chart which shows the relationship within a family
Sex-Linked Genes Genes located on the chromosomes that determine an individual's sex
Nondisjunction when the chromosomes do not come apart
DNA fingerprinting Using Fingerprints to identify an individual
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