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5.3 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Selective Breeding | cloning and genetic engineering are three methods for developing organisms with desirable traits |
| Inbreeding | involves crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics |
| 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 Engineering | genes from one organism are transferred into DNA of another organism |
| Gene Therapy | the possible use of of genetic engineering to correct some genetic disorders in humans |
| Genome | all the DNA in in one cell of an organism |