*8th Grade Topic 4 Lesson 5

the process by which humans breed only those organisms with desired traits to produce the next generation; selective breeding

• artificial selection

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced

• clone

• genome

• manipulation

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

• artificial selection

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy

the complete set of genetic information that an organism carries in its DNA

• clone

• genome

• manipulation

the process of replacing a faulty or absent gene with a normal working gene to treat a disease or medical disorder.

• artificial selection

• genetic engineering

• gene therapy