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Define: selective breeding
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a process where man chooses organisms with desirable traits and breeds them hoping that their offspring will have those same traits
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Define: inbreeding
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the mating of an organism with its close relatives or, in the case if plants, with itself (called self-pollination)
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Define: breed
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a group of organisms that are purebred for the desired traits and to produce offspring with these same traits.
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Define: crossbreeding (or hybridization)
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involves breeding individuals from different varietites to produce offspring that have the traits of both parents.
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Define: hybrid vigor
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The characteristic that results when the offspring produced by crossbreeding are stronger than their parents
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Define: biotechnology
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using living organisms to make new, more desirable organisms or products
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Define: genetic engineering
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using special techniques to control the genetic makeup of an organism.
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Define: clone
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a group of genetically identical orgamisms that were produced by asexual reproduction
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What is a natural human clone?
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identical twins
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Section 8B - Question 1
To produce a litter of purebred dogs, would you mate a poodle with a poodle or a poodle with a beagle? |
poodle with a poodle
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Section 8B - Question 2
Does crossbreeding usually produce breeds or hybrids? |
hybrid
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Section 8B - Question 3
Natural human clones are called _________. |
identical twins
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Seciton 8B - Question 4
What is the purpose of the Human Genome Project? |
to study the 23 pairs of human chromosomes and to match those genes to all the human traits
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