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Genetic Technologies

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Genetic Technologies
Complete the table below to outline the characteristics of a range of genetic technologies
Name of the
technology
Description of
the process
Description of
the outcome
Medical
Uses
Industrial
Uses
Agricultural
uses
Reproductive Technologies
Artificial
Pollination
Artificial
Insemination
Increases
pollination
success rate
Introduce
favourable
phenotype
humans
intervene with
natural
pollination
process
Placing male
sperm into
vagina/uterus
of suitable
female.
Used as
medical
fertility
treatment in
humans and
also
agriculture
Allows for
broader choice
of fathers for
breeding cattle:
Overcome
barrier of:
- Distance
- Cost
- Stress to
animals
Reduces risk of:
- Injury to
animals
- Disease
transmis
sion
Humans
when
having
difficulties
Can increase
genetic
diversity by
having access
to sperm
from species
Introduce
desired traits
and reduce
complexity
Impact on
Biodiversity
Social
Influence
Cultural
Influence
Economic
Influence
IVF
Cloning
Whole
organism
cloning
Takes the
unknown out
of the genetic
process by
controlling
traits aka
controlling
genetic
diversity
Creates
genetically
identical
organisms
Increased
genetic
mutations as
adult somatic
cells used for
cloning have
larger have
more mutations

Reduce
Genetic
SCNT
Plant cloning
Embryo
Twinning
Gene Cloning
Recombinant DNA Technologies
Recombinant
DNA
Neg public
view
People less
likely to
purchase
cloned
organism
Very
expensive
Gene
Delivery
Animal
Transgenic
Organisms
Plant
Transgenic
organisms
CRISPR-Cas 9
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