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Lesson 28

Genetic Engineering

TermDefinition
Selective Breeding a method of choosing animals or plants that have desirable characteristics and breeding them to produce offspring that have the same desirable characteristics
Inbreeding Crossing individuals who are closely related to maintain desirable characteristics
Purebred This has the same alleles for a specific trait such as BB or bb. It can also be called homozygous.
Hybrid Vigor Offspring that are hardier and healthier than the parents
Genetic Engineering the science in which scientists take DNA fragments from one species and insert them into the DNA of another species
Biotechnology Using the knowledge of biology to produce a positive effect in organisms- an example is genetic engineering.
Eukaryotic relating to organisms that have a nucleus bound by a membrane
Prokaryotic Relating to cells that lack a nucleus.
Vector Defined as a carrier. These carriers might carry DNA, pollen, malaria, etc. A bee acts as this for transporting pollen between flowers. A mosquito acts as this for transmitting the plasmodium that causes malaria in humans.
DNA Fingerprinting A technique used to identify one organisms from another using genetic material (DNA). When using this process, a scientist looks for a pattern of bands that is unique for every organism.
Electrophoresis Tthe migration of particles in an electric field through a solution. This process is used for analyzing the size of charged particles.
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