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5.3 vocab
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| selective breeding | process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parent s of the next generation |
| inbreeding | crossing two individuals that have similar characteristics |
| hybridization | breeders cross two genetically different individuals |
| clone | organism that has the exactly the same genes as the 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 |