GENETIC ENGINEERING and SELECTIVE BREEDING
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Selective Breeding involves choosing _____ organisms of the _______ species
and _________ them with the hope of getting the ____________________ of
each parent to show up in the offspring.
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Genetic Engineering involves identifying certain genes and _______them from
one organism to another – even to a different species or removing the gene
entirely!
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Both activities are ____________.
Genetic engineering involves the _______________ of ________.
Advantages
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Will get ___________ organisms
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Can create organisms with traits ____ previously thought possible
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Can _______ “bad” genes
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Reduces the chance of getting “______________” organisms
Disadvantages
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Must be performed in a ____ with special _______________.
___________ Issues.
Long term ___________ effects.
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Selective breeding involves _______ organisms with ____________ “desirable” traits to
get offspring with the ____________________ of ______ parents.
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Selective breeding is used mostly for dogs, cats, other pets, cattle, and _________.
Advantages
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Might get ________________ organisms.
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______ need any special tools or lab.
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Can be performed _________ by farmers & breeders.
Disadvantages
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__________________ traits from ________ parents may appear in the offspring.
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___________ can accumulate in the population.
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Remember the deaf dalmatians, boxers with heart disease, labs with hip
problems, etc.?