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5.3
Chapter 5.3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Selective Breeding | process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents pf the next generation |
| Inbreeding | crossing two individuals that have the similar traits |
| Hybridization | breeders cross two genetically different individuals |
| Clone | an organism that has exactly the same genes as the organism from which it was produced |
| Genetic enginering | genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism |
| Gene Therapy | inserting copies of a gene directly into a persons cell |
| Genome | all the DNA in one cell of an organism |