Genetics (Vocab, Meiosis, Selective Breeding)

Selective breeding is...

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

• natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

• creating a new species

• making organisms reproduce during times of stress

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One problem with selective breeding is

• creating a new species

• gene variety is lost

• extinction of a species

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Which is another term for selective breeding?

• Artificial selection
• Natural Selection
• Intelligent selection

Problems with selective breeding include

• Better animals

• Increased meat production

• Animals can have bad health problems

• more diversity

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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 end result of meiosis is...

• 4 identical cells

• 4 genetically different cells

• 2 identical cells

• 2 genetically different cells

How many chromosomes do the daughter cells have in meiosis?

• 23

• 46

• 2

• 4

If an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring will most likely be...

• genetically identical to the parent

• genetically different from each other

• produced from specialized cells known as gametes

• A mutant

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Involves only one parent

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Diverse

• Uniform

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What is sexual reproduction?

• 1 parent

• 2 parents

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