Selective Breeding/Cloning/Genetic Engineering

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Selective Breeding

Selective breeding:

  • This is when humans select different ________ to breed, so their ________ have the desired ___________. This works with _______ and ________. 
  • Downside: It takes a long time to see the characteristics ___________.
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Genetic Engineering

Genetic Engineering:

  • This is changing genes without _________ at all. 
  • Genes can be __________ to make Genetically __________ Organisms. 
  • Use enzymes to _______ the wanted gene and ______ it into another organism's DNA.
  • For example: a human insulin gene can be taken and put into a ________; then produce human insulin that can be used for __________.
  • Cells can be modified ___________ by genetically engineering the original cells. 

What is it called when a person's genes are changed in order to treat a disorder?

The cells can also be modified ___________.

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Cloning

 Cloning: 

  • There are ______ clones. A prime example are Strawberry plants which have _________.
  • Dolly the Sheep:

Nucleus is removed from egg                                                                                                     Nucleus from body cell into carrier cell                                                                                     Electric shock stimulates mitosis                                                                                                 Implant embryo into surrogate                                                                                                           The baby is an identical copy of the original

Disadvantage: If whole flock were identical and suseptibal to a disease, they could all die out.

Advantage: They all have desired characteristics.

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