Chapter 13 Prentice Hall Biology Key Facts
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What does selective breeding take advantage of? | naturally occuring genetic variations in plants, animals, etc to pass on desired traits to the next generation |
| How can breeders increase the genetic variation in a population? | Inducing mutations |
| What do scientists use the knowledge of structure of DNA and chem properies for? | To study and change DNA mol |
| What does a cell do during transformation? | takes in DNA from outside the cell and it then becomes a component of the cells DNA |
| What does the recom dna do if transformation is successful? | it is integrated into one of the chromo of the cell |
| What is biotechnology? | a new industry that is changing the way we interact with the living world |
| What is the Human Genome Project | an ongoing effort to analyze human DNA sequence |
| What does PCR stand for? | polymerase chain reaction |
| What happens in gene therapy? | an absent or faulty gene is replaced by a normal, working gene |
| What are the Four Key Questions for Bioethics? | What is the ethical question, what are the relavent facts, who or what could be affected by how the question is resolved, what are the relevant ethical considerations? |
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