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Biotechnology

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environment   "The conditions and circum- stances surrounding an organism."  
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Plant Breeding   "The selection and collection of seeds from desirable plants to encourage their traits in future plant production."  
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Enzyme   " A large, complex protein molecule produced by the body that stimulates or speeds up various chemical reactions without being used up itself; an organic catalyst."  
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Rennin   " A coagulant enzyme occurring particu- larly in the gastric juice of calves and also in some plants and lower animals."  
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Fermentation   "The processing of food by means of yeasts, molds, or bacteria."  
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Yeast   " A yellowish substance composed of mi- croscopic, unicellular fungi of the family Saccha- romycetaceae that induces fermentation in juices, worts, doughs, and so forth."  
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Hereditary   "The traits that are passed to an off- spring from the parents."  
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law of segregation   " A law, developed by Gregor Mendel in the nineteenth century, that says that the factors responsible for the traits from each par- ent are separated and then combined with factors from the other parent at fertilization".  
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Law of independent assortment   "A law which states that factors (genes) for certain characteris- tics are passed from parent to the next genera- tion and are separate from the other factors or genes that transmit other traits; this separation allows the tremendous amount of diversity a  
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cell   "The ultimate functional unit of an organic structure, plant, or animal. It consists of a micro- scopic mass of protoplasm that includes a nucleus surrounded by a membrane. In most plants, it is surrounded by a cell wall."  
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vaccine   " A substance that contains live, modi- fied, or dead organisms or their products that is injected into an animal in an attempt to protect the host from a disease caused by that particular organism.  
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antibiotic   "Germ-killing substances produced by a bacterium or mold."  
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artificial insimination   The deposition of sper- matozoa in the female genitalia by artificial rather than natural means.  
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embryo transfer   " The process of removing an embryo from a superior female and implanting it into an inferior female."  
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genetic code   " A process of removing a desirable gene from one organism and transplant- ing it into another organism."  
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vertical gene transfer   " The transfer of genetic information from parents to offspring."  
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DNA   "A genetic pro- teinlike nucleic acid on plant and animal genes and chromosomes that controls inheritance."  
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Double Helix   "Description of the two spiral- shaped strands of phosphoric acid and deoxyribose found within the nucleus of cells."  
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Genetic engineering   Manipulating the genes of organisms.  
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Horizontal Gene Transfer   "A process in which microbes are natural “genetic engineers” transfer- ring genetic material between cells."  
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Gene Splicing   "The process of removing and/or inserting genetic material in order to change an organism’s traits."  
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