Biotechnology Flashcard

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Selective breeding is...

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a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits

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What is one problem with selective breeding?

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Gene variety is lost.

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A precise gene editing system that can recognize a DNA sequence and then alter it or replace it.

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CRISPR Cas9

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If scientists engineer the DNA of tomatoes to make them survive in cold temperatures, what type of technology do those tomatoes become?

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Genetically Modified Organisms

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What was the first cloned animal? Options: Dolly the Sheep, Robby the Rat, Milton the Mouse, Gavin the Goat

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Dolly the Sheep

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What is a GMO?

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An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans

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This is the practice of producing a genetically identical cell or organism

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Cloning

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Which type of Biotechnology creates identical offspring?

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Cloning

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What is the purpose of biotechnology?

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Using our knowledge of DNA to manipulate the DNA of living things.

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Genetic engineering has been used to produce: medicine, animals for food, improved crops, all of these.

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all of these