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Ch 5 sec 3 vocab
chapter 5 section 3 vocab from the science book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| selective breeding | The process of selecting organisms with desired traits to be parents of the next generation |
| inbreeding | crossing 2 individuals that have similar characteristics |
| hybribization | the crossing of 2 genetically different idividuals to create a new one |
| 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 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 |
| What are three ways to produce organisms with desired traits? | Cloning, Hybridization, and Inbreeding. |
| What is the goal of the Human Genome Project? | to provide a complete and accurate sequence of the 3 billion DNA base pairs that make up the human genome and to find all of the estimated 20,000 to 25,000 human genes |