Genetics and Genetic Engineering

The genetic makeup of a trait. For example: Tt or TT (T = tall height)

• phenotype

• Genotype

• Homozygous

•  Eye color

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Having two of the same alleles for a trait. For example: TT or tt

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Dominant

• Recessive

This describes an allele's inability to mask the dominant form and is represented by a lower case letter.

• Homozygous

• Heterozygous

• Dominant 

• Recessive

Study of how traits are inherited 

• Traits

• Genetics

• DNA

• Chromosomes

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The hereditary material in corn plants can be altered by scientists so the plants produce more corn. Which term identifies this process?

• environmental degradation

• ecological succession

• natural selection

• genetic engineering

Engineering food to make crops that can grow in poor soil conditions, resist disease, tolerate drought, repel insects, etc.

• Cloning

• Genetically Modified Food

• Selective Breeding

• Transgenic Organisms

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To alter the DNA of an organism in order to get the traits that are desired.

• Genetic Engineering

• Selective Breeding

• Cloning

• Inbreeding

One problem with selective breeding is

• creating a new species

• gene variety is lost

• extinction of a species

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GMO stands for

• genetically made organism

• genetically modified organism

• gene manipulated organism

• Genetic mutant organism

According to page 14, list the terms in the order they appear in the passage.

• gene splicing

• cloning

• nuclear transplant

• inbreeding

• gene theray