Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

In the process of ________, breeders cross two genetically different individuals

• inbreeding
• cloning
• PCR
• hybridization

Problems with selective breeding such as inbreeding include

• Better animals
• More Meat
• Animals can have health problems
• more diversity

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the process of creating a genetically identical copy of an organism or gene

• cloning
• gel electrophoresis
• polymerase chain reaction
• restriction enzymes

organism that contains functional recombinant DNA from a different organism

• bacteria
• plasmid
• transgenic organism
• clone

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

Making changes in the DNA of an organism is

• selective breeding
• artificial selection
• genetic engineering
• genetic transformation

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A cell that has not yet differentiated into a specialized cell

• germ cell
• somatic cell
• stem cell
• gamete

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True or false:  Identical twins are genetic clones

• True
• False

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True or false:  Human tissues can be cloned in a Petri dish.

• True
• False

Who was the first adult mammal successfully cloned?

• Dolly the Sheep
• Copy Cat the Cat
• Donald Trump the Donald
• Agouti Gout the Mouse

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