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Chapter 5.1 Vocab
Chapter 5.1 Vocab for Science
Term | Definition |
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selective breeding | the process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation |
inbreeding | crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics |
hybridization | breeders cross two genetically different individuals |
clone | an organism that has exactly the same genes as organism from which it was produced |
genetic engineering | genes from one organism are transferred into the DNA of another organism |
gene therapy | inserting copies of a gene directly into a person's cells |
genome | all the DNA in one cell of an organism |