Genetic Engineering

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

• Gene Therapy
• Genome
• Selective Breeding
• Pedigree

Which of the following have been produced by selective breeding?

• horse breeds
• cat breeds
• dog breeds
• all of the above

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The purpose of selective breeding is to 

• Get bigger animals
• get smaller animals
• create animals with desirable traits
• create animals with bad traits

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The transfer of a gene from the DNA of one organism into another organism in order to produce an organism with desired traits.

• Genetic Engineering
• Karyotype
• Pedigree
• Genome

A chart or family tree that tracks which members of a family have a particular trait or disease.

• Carrier
• Karyotype
• Pedigree
• Genome

The process of making changes in the DNA code of a living organism is called 

• Selective Breeding
• Inbreeding
• Genetic Engineering
• Di-hybrid Cross

The process by which humans have bred organisms together based on traits we want is called

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Extinction 

• Artificial Selection

The evolution of dogs from wolves is due to:

• Natural Selection
• Sexual Selection
• Artificial Selection
• Vestigial Structures

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A farmer has bred his pineapple plants from the sweetest pineapples from his last harvest to get even sweeter pineapple plants. What is this an example of?

• Selective breeding
• Natural selection
• Extinction
• Mutagenesis

One problem with selective breeding includes

• Better animals

• More Meat

• Animals can inherit health problems

• greater genetic diversity