6G Science HW#13: Chapter 4.3

The process of selecting a few organisms with desired traits to serve as parents of the next generation is called _____.

• Selective Breeding

• Inbreeding

• hybridization

A selective breeding technique that involves crossing two individuals that have identical or similar sets of alleles is called _____.

• Selective Breeding

• Inbreeding

• hybridization

A selective breeding technique that is when breeders cross two genetically different individuals is called _____.

• Selective Breeding

• Inbreeding

• hybridization

An organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced is called ___.

• Clone

• Gene Therapy

• Twins

• Genetic engineering

A process where genes from one organism are transferred into other DNA of another organism is called ___.

• Clone

• Gene Therapy

• Genomes

• Genetic engineering

A process that involves inserting working copies of a gene directly into the cells of a person with a genetic disorder to correct is called ___.

• Clone

• Gene Therapy

• Genomes

• Genetic engineering

All the DNA in one cell of an organism is called (a)   .

TRUE or FALSE:

Genetic engineering cannot be used to produce medicine.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE:

Genes can be used to help determine whether the material found at a crime scene from a particular suspect

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE:

The goal of Human Genome Project is to identify the DNA sequence of every gene in the human genome.

• TRUE

• FALSE